These roads or ceremonial sacbes were also built from the abundant limestone. Although the Yucatan has no noticeable surface rivers, the limestone plateau is riddled with underground streams and caves. Such places are revered by the Yucatan Maya, whose traditional lives are dependent upon the rainfall. If you follow the sacbe for 325 yards past the ceremonial center, you will reach the cenote . It measures approximately 180 feet across, with vine-tangled limestone cliffs falling abruptly away.
Young children lead the visitor down a steep stone stairway into a cave.
The luminous turquoise water reflects pendant stalactites. A single brilliant sunbeam emanating from a small hole in the ceiling 40m above the surface of the pool, reveals cat-fish swimming in the crystal waters. It is even possible to view the Cenote Zaci from the above restaurant. There is a Mayan legend about Hechicera who is a monstrous witch. She was a princess who could not marry the man that she loved.