Angelita
Deep cenote dive
A landscape in the cloud.
A large, open vertical cenote defined by a dense hydrogen sulfide layer at around 30 m. Clear water above, trunks and branches rising through the layer, and a mound that can look like an island sitting in the cloud.
- Character
- H₂S cloud · Depth · Vertical
- CDT dive profile
- Approx. 30–32 m / 98–105 ft
- Physical cenote depth
- Approx. 60 m / 197 ft
- The physical depth of the cenote, not the recreational profile.
- Requirements
- Advanced Open Water or equivalent
- Deep-diving experience and good buoyancy recommended.
Depths describe the recreational profile we dive, not the cenote's maximum depth. Requirements are minimum guidelines; the final choice also depends on your recent experience, buoyancy, comfort and the day's conditions.
What you'll experience
Nothing like a cavern.
There are no passages or ceilings here. You descend vertically through clear water until the hydrogen sulfide layer appears below you, flat and cloudy, with bare branches breaking through it.
Below the cloud the water turns darker and saltier. The dive plan stays within the recreational profile around the top of the layer; the rest of the cenote's roughly 60 m is not part of it.
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What Angelita asks of you.
Certification is only part of it. Depth alone doesn't make a cenote easy or hard — passage size, light, distance from the entrance and fragile formations matter too.
CREER level
Level 03Advanced
- Why this level
- Deep · Fragile · Longer distance from the entrance · Dark
CDT requirements
- Advanced Open Water or equivalent
- Diving within the previous 6 months (otherwise a refresher dive at Casa Cenote may be recommended or required)
Minimum age 15. Level per the CREER classification framework, used as a reference — not a progression you must complete in order.
The CREER level describes the site's relative character and difficulty; it is not a progression you must complete in order. Within CDT's requirements, your guide also considers recent experience, buoyancy and control, comfort, the day's conditions and the planned profile.
What stands out
A dense hydrogen sulfide layer at around 30 m, with trunks and branches rising through it.
Best for
- Hydrogen sulfide layer
- Depth
- Vertical profile
- Advanced divers
- Atmospheric photography
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