Synopsis
Footage from diving in cenotes in the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula.
- Programme: Planet Earth
- Episode: Caves
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2006
- Geography | Rivers and water | The water cycle and river terminology | River characteristics
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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