Yucatán PeninsulaThe Yucatán Peninsula ( YOO-kə-TA(H)N, UK also YUU-; Spanish: Península de Yucatán [peˈninsula ðe ʝukaˈtan]) is a large peninsula in southeast Mexico and adjacent portions of Belize and Guatemala. The peninsula extends towards the northeast, separating the Gulf of Mexico to the north and west of the peninsula from the Caribbean Sea to the east. The Yucatán Channel, between the northeastern corner of the peninsula and Cuba, connects the two bodies of water.
GroundwaterGroundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. About 30 percent of all readily available fresh water in the world is groundwater. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water. The depth at which soil pore spaces or fractures and voids in rock become completely saturated with water is called the water table.
LimestoneType of sedimentary rockLimestone is a type of carbonatesedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the mineralscalcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonateCaCO3. Limestone forms when these minerals precipitate out of water containing dissolved calcium.
Pit caveA pit cave, shaft cave or vertical cave—or often simply called a pit (in the US) and pothole or pot (in the UK); jama in Slavic languages scientific and colloquial vocabulary (borrowed since early research in the Western Balkan Dinaric Alpine karst)—is a type of cave which contains one or more significant vertical shafts rather than being predominantly a conventional horizontal cave passage. Pits typically form in limestone as a result of long-term erosion by water.
Sacrifice in Maya cultureSacrifice was a religious activity in Maya culture, involving the killing of humans or animals, or bloodletting by members of the community, in rituals superintended by priests. Sacrifice has been a feature of almost all pre-modern societies at some stage of their development and for broadly the same reason: to propitiate or fulfill a perceived obligation towards the gods.
Maya civilizationThe Maya civilization () was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. Known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script), the civilization is also noted for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system. The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas.
SinkholeA sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are also known as shakeholes, and to openings where surface water enters into underground passages known as ponor, swallow hole or swallet. A cenote is a type of sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneath.
Tren MayaValladolidTulumChichén ItzáTulum AirportIzamalTixkokobFelipe Carrillo PuertoTeya MéridaLimones/ChacchobenUmánBacalarfreight branch to Port ProgresoChetumal AirportHuay Pix RiverMaxcanúUcum RiverNicolás Bravo-KonhunlichCalkiníHecelchakánTenaboXpujilSan Francisco de CampecheEdznáCalakmulChampotón RiverCarrillo Puerto ChampotónEscárcegaCentenarioCandelariaCandelaria RiverEl TriunfoSan Pedro Mártir RiverTenosiqueUsumacinta RiverBoca del CerroChacamax RiverPalenqueFITPakal NáThis diagram: Head of government of Mexico CityEstablishments and projectsMexico City MetrobúsEventsImpeachmentVideoscandalsPresidential campaigns2006coalitioncontroversies20122018political partycoalitionopinion pollingPresidencyTenure and policies"Abrazos, no balazos"Fourth TransformationInternational tripsJudicial reformEstablishmentsBanco del BienestarBienestarCIITCNIINPIINSABILake Texcoco Ecological ParkLitioMXMaya TrainNational GuardFelipe Ángeles International AirportTulum AirportEventsCiudad Juárez migrant center fireCOVID-19 pandemic in MexicoHurricane OtisMinatitlán massacrePoliticians that resulted killed during his tenureduring the 2024 electionsSegalmex scandalTlahuelilpan pipeline explosionReferendumsCorruption trialPresidential recallFamilyBeatriz Gutiérrez Müller (wife)Andrés Manuel López Beltrán (son)Manuela Obrador Narváez (cousin)Related¿Quién es el señor López?Ni venganza ni perdónStatue in AtlacomulcoTren Maya (Yucatec Maya: Tsíimin K'áak', sometimes also Mayan Train or Maya Train) is a 1,554 km-long (966 mi) inter-city railway in Mexico that traverses the Yucatán Peninsula.
KarstKarst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. There is some evidence that karst may occur in more weathering-resistant rocks such as quartzite given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few if any rivers or lakes.PaleozoicThe Paleozoic ( PAL-ee-ə-ZOH-ik, -ee-oh-, PAY-; or Palaeozoic) Era is the first of three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon. Beginning 538.8 million years ago (Ma), it succeeds the Neoproterozoic (the last era of the Proterozoic Eon) and ends 251.902 Ma at the start of the Mesozoic Era. The Paleozoic is subdivided into six geologic periods, (from oldest to youngest) Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian.
BedrockIn geology, bedrock is the solid rock that lies under weathered rock and unconsolidated or loose superficial deposits (together known as regolith) in the near surface part of Earth's crust or the crust of another terrestrial planet. The top of the bedrock is known as rockhead . DefinitionBedrock is the solid rock that underlies looser surface material. An exposed portion of bedrock is often called an outcrop.
Yucatec Maya languageYucatec Maya ( ; Spanish: yucateco), referred to by its speakers as mayaʼ or maayaʼ t’aan (pronounced), is a Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula, including part of northern Belize. There is also a significant diasporic community of Yucatec Maya speakers in San Francisco, though most Maya Americans are speakers of other Mayan languages from Guatemala and Chiapas.
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