SCIENCE REPORTS
MCEP/CINDAQ - -El Museo- Exploration and Science Report-
A new area in Ox Bel Ha was recently discovered during a mini 4 day Project on September 3-6, 2010. MCEP has conducted innumerous dives through the main tunnel leading to this newly discovered passage but it wasn’t until a recent survey project that the sidewalls of this main tunnel were focused on. During this closer inspection it was realized that behind a large rock a deeper tunnel continued. read more
Reconstructing Yucatan Cave Environments using Microfossils
Thecamobians and foraminifera are testate
amoeba that inhabit fresh to marine water environments
around the world. They have exploited
every aquatic niche from the deep sea to lakes
and marshes. These organisms produce a shell
(microfossil) which are about the size of a grain
sand, and are found in abundance in the sediment,
with a tablespoon often containing thousands
of specimens. read more
Science Report - From August 2000 to December 2004
From August 2000 to December 2004, a team of multi-discipline scientists and divers conducted studies related to the overall distribution of water properties within the coastal karst aquifer of the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Dr. Christopher Werner, Kris Esterson and others with the collaboration of local GUE divers, Fred Devos, Chris Le Maillot, and Daniel Riordan along with Alex Alvarez and Sam Meacham placed instruments into several underwater cave systems. read more