Divers found human waste in Tulum s sinkholes and cave pools as a construction boom in the region destroys a natural water filtration system sjackson@insider.com (Sarah Jackson)
Cenotes in Tulum have grown polluted due to construction spurred by an influx of visitors.
Construction of hotels and restaurants razes mangroves, which facilitate natural filtration.
Without mangroves, pollutants like sewage, chemicals, and feces end up in Tulum s waterways.
With new hotels and restaurants come a greater draw for tourists. But the construction has been spelling disaster for the environment. Cenotes, which are sinkholes or caves that have filled with water and are often used as swimming holes, have grown polluted because of such development. Of the roughly 6,000 cenotes found across the Yucatán Peninsula, roughly 80% are contaminated, according to Mexico s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
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