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In the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, freshwater flows underground towards the Caribbean Sea. Where the limestone layer collapses, circular cenotes appear, which are connected by hundreds of kilometres of caves. View video showing Michel Roggo working in this location.

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Michel Roggo / Diver in Cenote Aktun Ha (Car Wash Cenote) Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, February 2014. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Aerial view of Cenote or sinkhole in the forest, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. February 2014. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Aerial shot of the Laguna Sian Ka'an, freshwater lagoon, at edge of the sea, close to Boca Paila, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico . Photographed for The Freshwater Project February 2014

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Michel Roggo / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at waters edge, Laguna Yal Ku, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. February. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Aerial shot of a Cenote or sinkhole, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. February 2014. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Aerial shot of the Laguna Sian Ka'an, freshwater lagoon, close to Boca Paila, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. February 2014. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Aerial shot of the Laguna Sian Ka'an, freshwater lagoon, just before entering the sea, close to Boca Paila, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. February 2014. Photographed for The Freshwater Proj...

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Michel Roggo / Aerial shot of the Laguna Chumkapo, Quintana Roo, Yucat?Peninsula, Mexico. February 2014. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / School of Scaled herring or Scaled sardine (Harengula clupeola), entering from the sea into the freshwater of the Laguna Yal Ku, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Photographed for The Freshwate...

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Michel Roggo / Person diving in Cenote Angelita, with a layer of hydrogen sulfate between the freshwater on the top and the seawater on the ground. Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Photographed for The Fresh...

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Michel Roggo / Sunrays in Cenote Jardin del Eden, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, May 2016. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape of the Cenote Sac-Actun, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, February 2014 Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Light rays shining throught the Cenote Tajma-Ha, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, February. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Water lilies (Nymphaeaceae) at Cenote Nic-Te-Ha, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. February 2014. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Water lilies in the Cenote Nicte Ha, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. May. Photographed for The Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Water lilies in the Cenote Nicte Ha, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. May. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape of Cenote Tajma-Ha, Quintana Roo, Yucat?Peninsula, Mexico, February 2014. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Water lilies (Nymphaeaceae) at Cenote Nic-Te-Ha, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, February. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Mangroves in the Cenote Cristalino, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico . Photographed for The Freshwater Project May 2016

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Michel Roggo / Diver in Cenote Cristalino, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. May. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Photographer Michel Roggo taking aerial shots over Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, February 2014 Taken for the Freshwater Project.