Sinkhole, or 'Cenotes' (IMAGE)

United Nations University

Sinkhole, or 'Cenotes'

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Sinkholes (or "cenotes") provide a potential route for contamination of the flooded underground cave system aquifers of the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Hanneke van Lavieren, UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health

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