Key Facts

Location: Cenote Ik Kil
Platform height: 27.25M
Water depth: 39m
Average water temperature in March: 18-23°C
Average air temperature in March: 28-31°C
Type of water: Freshwater

Red Bull Cliff Diving: Mexico Feed

Apr 10, 2011

Duque at the Double Apr 10, 2011

Orlando Duque made it two wins out of two at the Cenote Ik Kil in Mexico as the Colombian confirmed his return to top form in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series...

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Apr 9, 2011

Slava's Quick Start Apr 9, 2011

Red Bull Cliff Diving entered a new era of competition on Saturday, with Ukrainian Slava Polyeshchuk taking pole position after the first round of dives prior to Sunday's final...

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Apr 8, 2011

Wish you were Here Apr 8, 2011

Cenote Ik Kil on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula – a picture perfect postcard location for the elite of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series...

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Apr 8, 2011

Get to Know Michal Navratil Apr 8, 2011

He's one of Red Bull Cliff Diving's most improved performers with three successive top-six finishes. Ahead of the next competition in Mexico this Sunday, we find out a bit more about the World Series...

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Stops Details

Location

Yucatán, Mexico (Map this address )

Start

APR 10, 2011 at 10:30 AM

End

APR 10, 2011 at 12:35 PM

About

Cliff diving at its purest – the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns to the root-covered sinkhole close to the archaeological site of Chichen Itza in Mexico in April 2011. Cenote Ik Kil is a natural formation, which has assumed an almost mythic dimension. It was attributed sacred powers and, at 60m wide and 39m deep, it is certainly awe-inspiring. Its height of 27.25m is suited perfectly for high diving competition. Located in the northern Yucatán Peninsula, the well of sacrifice is just 10 minutes’ north of Chichen Itza – a UNESCO World Heritage site and a place recently listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the World! The great Mayan city was built around a cluster of these natural wells and connected by a 300-metre ‘sacbe’, or raised and paved pathway. Pre-Columbian Maya sacrificed objects and human beings into the cenote as a form of worship to the Maya rain god Chaac. The pristine water is teeming with small catfish and was host to many religious ceremonies during the equinox. The high diving elite are excited at returning to this truly stunning setting deep in the heart of the Yucatán jungle, where World Series winner Gary Hunt (GBR) took his second victory in season II.