The Maya understood the importance of the cenotes, 玛雅人知道沼穴的重要性
The cenotes are, in effect, gigantic fresh water wells. 沼穴于是成了巨大的淡水井
so the Maya relied on the cenotes - the flooded entrances to the water-filled caves. 因此玛雅文化完全依赖于沼穴 ——地下水洞的入口