Cenote
Cenote Calavera (Temple of Doom)
Level 2 - Intermediate: CREER cenote level (guided cavern diving) [1] [2] (CREER describes Level 2 as shallow but with smaller passages, limited natural light and a halocline.). Training drills permitted only in defined areas: CREER approved cave training site [3] (Area between the Ts at the end of the Canyons and Madonna passage, and Hall of Giants to the Fang jump; no zero-visibility training in Madonna or Canyons passages.). These categories are the named scheme's own; they describe the training a site calls for.
A cenote known to divers as the Temple of Doom, rated Level 2 (Intermediate) by CREER, with designated cave training areas; CREER noted improved water clarity in 2024 after a nearby laundry closed.
Calavera, nicknamed the Temple of Doom, appears on CREER's cenote list as a Level 2 (Intermediate) site with cavern and cave diving open. In February 2024 CREER noted that the water had become clearer since a nearby laundry closed and said it would keep monitoring the cenote and announce when the cavern line became suitable for guided dives again.
CREER's training rules allow drills only in a defined part of the cave: the area between the T-junctions at the end of the Canyons and the Madonna passage, and the Hall of Giants up to the double-arrow 'Fang' jump. Zero-visibility training is explicitly not allowed in the Madonna or Canyons passages. Calavera was also on CREER's April 2024 list of lines needing repair.
The sources consulted do not give a surveyed length, depth or the cave system Calavera belongs to.
The environment
Cenote entrance to decorated cave passages including the Canyons, Madonna passage and Hall of Giants.
Conditions
Water clarity has been affected by nearby land use; CREER reported improvement in February 2024.
Typical ranges from published sources, not current conditions.
Every fact on this page, with its source (7)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CREER lists 'Calavera - Temple of Doom' as Level 2 (Intermediate) with cavern and cave diving open. | Verified | [1] [2] |
| On 2024-02-27 CREER noted Calavera was clearer since the nearby laundry closed and said it would monitor and announce if the cavern line becomes suitable for guided dives. | Verified | [1] |
| CREER's training rules restrict drills at Calavera to the area between the Ts at the end of the Canyons and Madonna passage and the Hall of Giants up to the 'Fang' jump, with no zero-visibility training in the Madonna or Canyons passages.Rules dated 2020-12-14. | Verified | [3] |
| Calavera was on CREER's April 2024 list of lines needing repair. | Verified | [5] |
| CREER Level 2 requires the Level 1 requirements plus a previous Level 1 cenote dive, with at most 4 divers per guide. | Verified | [2] |
| CREER's ratings page lists cavern and cave diving at Calavera as open, with a 2024-02-27 note that it is monitoring the cavern line for guided dives.Viewed 2026-10-14. | Verified | [1] |
| CREER says single-tank cavern diving is allowed only at designated cavern sites under a qualified local guide, and that divers without cave training must not be taken into the cavern zone of caves that are not designated cavern tour sites.CREER guidance dated 2025-06-20. | Verified | [4] |
Verified: stated by an official or primary source we opened. Reported: from a secondary source only. Sources conflict: the note gives both versions. May be out of date: the newest source we found is old.
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