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Cenote comes from the Mayan word âdzonotâ or âtsâonotâ which means sacred well. Cenotes were the main source of fresh water for the ancient Mayan civilization. Mayans believed the cenotes contained curative elements and considered many of them to be sacred. They also believed cenotes to be portals to the underworld and a way to communicate with the gods. The Sacred Cenote (Cenote Sagrado) Some of these beautiful natural sinkholes are open to the public.