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Devil’s Bath
Devil’s Bath is thought to be the only, and therefore largest, cenote in Canada. The sinkhole has a 359 m diameter and a depth of about 44 m. The cenote is fed by an underground spring and the constant rain that the area receives helps. A cenote is a large water-filled sinkhole found in limestone. Acid and other minerals in the local water systems dissolve the limestone, leaving behind features such as caves. Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is famous for its cenotes. Many of which are open to the public. The Devil’s Bath cenote connects to the Benson River system, some 200 m away, via an underwater cave. You can visit…
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Vanishing River
As a child, I heard stories about Vanishing Rivier. I heard that the Vanishing River earned its name because it defied the scientists who tried to find where it went. I heard that scientists put GPS trackers into the river so they would float along and the river could be mapped but the GPS trackers always vanished along the route and could never provide the data. Rumours circulated that divers tried to follow the river but would get stuck and need to turn back and be rescued. However, none of that is true. The vanishing river is Benson River and it is part of a karst system that has created…
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