Sistema Ox Bel Ha

Sistema Ox Bel Ha (Spanish: sistema, lit. 'system', Yucatec Maya: ox bel ha, lit. 'Three Paths of Water'; short Ox Bel Ha) is a cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is the longest explored underwater cave in the world^[2] and ranks second including dry caves. ^[3] As of January 2023 the surveyed length is 435.8 kilometers (270.8 mi) of underwater passages.^[2] There are more than 150 cenotes in the system.^[2][4]

Discoveries

The Naranjal subsystem is part of Sistema Ox Bel Ha. Three prehistoric human remains have been found within the subsystem. The Jailhouse cenote, or Las Palmas, is the entrance to the locations of the Muknal and Las Palmas caves. The skeleton of an 18 to 20-year-old woman,

A new genus and species of extinct

junior synonym of the collared peccary.^[6]

See also

• List of caves in Mexico
• List of longest caves

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "List of Long Underwater Caves in Quintana Roo Mexico". Quintana Roo Speleological Survey. National Speleological Society (NSS). January 10, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "CINDAQ 2022 Annual report". CINDAQ. El Centro Investigador del Sistema Acuífero de Quintana Roo A.C.(CINDAQ). January 26, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
3. ^ Bob Gulden (May 1, 2022). "Worlds longest caves". Geo2 Committee on Long and Deep Caves. NSS. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
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External links

• Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Reveals a Cryptic Methane-Fueled Ecosystem in Flooded Caves USGS