Crystal Pools

In the middle of dense forest in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, thousands of scattered unexpected "crystal pools" that mysterious. These dense forests hide the "crystal pools" a lot, to the depth at which one of the "pond crystals" that can reach 160 meters in depth.

Thousands of swimming in the crystal has formed an underground world of mysterious underground water. Ancient Mayans never considered that, there is the entrance to the underground nature. Local communities continue to melegendakan, that water is mysterious underground world, there are piles of bones, and gold that make up such a mountain.


Researchers from the U.S. and explorers came to investigate a number of holes, carrying oxygen canisters, waterproof lights and other underwater equipment. From the investigation is known that the real "crystal pools" is a hole that is formed from limestone (lime) which eroded a permanent rainwater. The divers adventurers felt as if floating in space while swimming in the water under the ground. This is a crystal pool there is a more shallow depth to 1 meter, while that in the not unfounded. They never dive into an underground hole, to a depth of 160 meters, strangely it still can not get to the bottom.

Naturally, if the Mayans regarded as a crystalline swimming pool sacred, and they never put jewelry items in it to worship the ancestors. In ancient Mayan beliefs, these holes occupy an important status. Holes also provide adequate water resources for the Mayans, and also provide for their bath. In the Mayan spiritual beliefs, The holes also is home to The Rain God, just as the Palace of the Dragon in Chinese legend. Maya rely on them to bend to summon rain. Maya thought, that the rain in the sky is the result of the visit Rain God, only by presenting a "Gift", a new rain god can be present. They put the jewelry into the hole, it will even pick a pretty girl and parachuted into the water, with the intention of pleasing God of Rain.

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