Yucatán (Mérida)

Yax Há (Abalá)

Max depth42 m (138 ft)
CertificationCavern
Water temperature≈ 25–26 °C (77–79 °F)estimated, no reports yet

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Status: Open
Visibility: good (30–60+ m / 100–200+ ft)Default estimate: inside the caves the visibility is 30–60+ m all year. The water is filtered through tens of metres of limestone, so rain hardly clouds it inside. Divers' reports come first. Source: Aqua Core Adventures ↗
Water temperature: 25–26 °C (77–79 °F), depending on the season
Rain, next 3 days: 5 Thu0 mm22°/31°6 Fri0.5 mm22°/31°

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poor visibility5–10 m (16–33 ft)good visibility

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Source: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Updated daily. Storms: NOAA National Hurricane Center (public domain).

The dive

Yax Há is a cavern with one hole in the ceiling at the entrance and a large dark chamber behind it. On the deep side, the cave continues at about -42 m.

Profile and sections

Yax Há is a cavern with one hole in the ceiling at the entrance and a large dark chamber behind it. On the deep side, the cave continues at about -42 m.

Practical: open-water and advanced divers may only dive the lit part; the deep side is for cave divers. This is the regular cenote of Adventure Tours from Mérida. Not to be confused with Yaax Ha near Tixkokob or in Tecoh.

Source: Showcaves – Cenote Yax Há ↗Source: Adventure Tours Yucatán – two dives ↗Source: Cenoteando (UNAM) – cenote repository ↗

Depth and profile: About -4 m at the entrance; on the far side of the chamber about -42 m, where the cave continues
Intro level: The lit part at the entrance, to about -4 m.
Configuration: All configurations; large chamber.
Gas: Trimix from 40 m (131 ft)

Who can dive where

CaveAt least Cavern
Cavern zoneCavern zone / easier part: at least Intro to cave
Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
Whole caveGoes down to 42 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive

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This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.

Source: Showcaves – Cenote Yax Há ↗Source: Adventure Tours Yucatán – two dives ↗Source: Cenoteando (UNAM) – cenote repository ↗

How to get there

Private land in the municipality of Abalá, 4 km east of San Antonio Mulix, over 2 km of narrow single-lane road. Two 3 m wooden staircases to the water. Fee 10–30 MXN at the gate, 8:00–17:00.

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