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The process of building the Maya Train: Just over

The process of building the Maya Train: Just over a year ago, Vince and I spent a morning photographing the drill holes and construction debris in our exploration site, Cenote Ah Kax Ha. The train construction has gone very fast. These holes are now filled with massive pylons, and the train bridge above the cave is complete. The train is running, and so far, besides the initial sediment from the drilling and the construction barrier that got knocked in, there hasn't been any visible effect on the cave below. We have even been in the cave when the train passes over us. I'm less than thrilled about the train pylons, but it makes for an interesting dive.

Photos by me, Natalie L Gibb
Model: @vincent_rouquette_cathala

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Venturing into massive underground spaces with our

Venturing into massive underground spaces with our cave and cavern diving guide, Wendy. Some caves have smaller tunnels requiring divers to wiggle and squeeze through the passageways, and these are really fun! However, I also love diving through vast spaces. They make me feel humbled and tiny in comparison.

To learn more about cave diving and cave diver training in Mexico with Under the Jungle, DM me or email info@underthejungle.com

Photos by me, Natalie L Gibb
Model: @wendy.indjungle

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One of my favorite cave tunnels is diveable from C

One of my favorite cave tunnels is diveable from Cenote Sushi/Xuxi in the Riviera Maya, Mexico. Here, our guide and cave instructor, Thibault Blanc, hovers expertly among delicate formations and twisting tunnels. I love this place.

Learn more about cave diving and training with Under the Jungle by DM-ing me here or emailing info@underthejungle.com.

Photos by me, Natalie L Gibb
Model: @thiburon_bianco

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Cave diver Daniel Saska was kind enough to model f

Cave diver Daniel Saska was kind enough to model for me a few weeks ago at Cenote Chan Hol. Most of the cave is filled with beautiful white speleothems, but some side passageways are decorated with golden/brown formations. The variety of tunnels and decorations within a single cave system is one of the reasons that cave diving in Mexico is so much fun.

To learn more about cave and cavern diving in Mexico with Under the Jungle, DM me here or email info@underthejungle.com.

Model: @_danielsas_
Photos by me, Natalie L Gibb

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Wendy Spidlova, our delightful cave and cavern gui

Wendy Spidlova, our delightful cave and cavern guide, swims through shimmering light beams and vast tunnels at one of my most nostalgic cenotes. I have been diving this cenote since 2009, and one of my first exploration sites was owned by the same landowner. It brings me great joy to share it with my shop's guides and divers.

To learn more about cave and cavern diving and training with Under the Jungle, DM me here or email info@underthejungle.com.

Model: @wendy.indjungle
Photos by me, Natalie L Gibb

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Thibault Blanc, one of the cave instructors at our

Thibault Blanc, one of the cave instructors at our shop, navigates a beautiful tunnel in the Nai Tucha/Koox Baal cave system. The cave is diveable only by certified cave divers, and it's one of my favorite places to visit near Tulum, Mexico. It's extremely decorated and has a variety of fantastic dives to enjoy.

To learn more about our cavern and cave guiding services or cave diver training with our shop, DM me here or email us at info@underthejungle.com.

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Model: @thiburon_bianco

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Cavern diving sounds like it should be dark and sp

Cavern diving sounds like it should be dark and spooky. It's not! One of the rules for safe cavern/cenote diving is to always stay within view of natural daylight. Sometimes, the daylight is dim, but the light beams often illuminate the entire cavern zone. On dives like this, I feel in awe of the beauty of our planet.

To learn more about our cavern and cenote guiding services or to seek training to do these sorts of dives independently, DM me here or contact us at info@underthejungle.com.

Photos by me, Natalie L Gibb
Model: @wendy.indjungle

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Chan Hol has become a classic cave dive near Tulum

Chan Hol has become a classic cave dive near Tulum, Mexico. Divers park in the owner's immaculate garden and descend to find equally beautiful cave passages. Daniel Saska and I headed out to this gorgeous cenote last Sunday for a photo shoot to celebrate his successful completion of Full Cave with me.

If you want to learn more about Under the Jungle's cave diving and training services, DM me on IG or FB, or contact me at info@underthejungle.com. We would love to have you around the shop!

Model: @_danielsas_
Photos by me, Natalie L Gibb

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Daniel Saska and I had a wonderful photo shoot at

Daniel Saska and I had a wonderful photo shoot at Chan Hol, celebrating his full cave certification. He was a fantastic first-time model, and we got many good images. My favorite from this shoot was unexpected. I had no great enthusiasm for shooting the pottery and bone collection of the ledge near the entrance; it's been photographed a million times and wasn't interesting to me until I pulled out the lights and realized what I could do with it. These artifacts were placed on the ledge to avoid damage from divers coming through the restricted entrance slope from the cenote.

If you want to learn more about training with Under the Jungle or want to sign up for some guided dives, DM me on IG or reach out at info@underthejungle.com.

Model: @danielsas__
Photo by me, Natalie L Gibb

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One of my favorite tunnels near Cenote Nai Tucha h

One of my favorite tunnels near Cenote Nai Tucha has always been a bit of a swim. I finally had the chance to check out Cenote Xuxi/Sushi with our guide, @thiburon_bianco, over the holiday break, which allows access much closer to this tunnel. What a wonderful place for a photo shoot to officially welcome Thibault to our UTJ team as a full cave instructor. His bio is live on the website and linked in our IG stories.
Thibault, we are so happy to have you working with us at our happy little shop.

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The new year starts with exciting announcements an

The new year starts with exciting announcements and new faces -- in this case, Wendy Spidlova (@wendy.indjungle). Wendy took her full cave training with us a few years ago, returned last winter, and lurked around the shop until I offered her a job. Wendy officially joins our staff for 2025 as a cavern and cave diving guide, and she will be building up experience with our team to teach cave and technical diving in the future. We hit up an old favorite cave for her photoshoot, and her bio is live on the website. We are thrilled to have you join our team, Wendy!

Model: Wendy Spidlova
Photos by me: Natalie L Gibb

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I'm finishing the year doing what I love best: exp

I'm finishing the year doing what I love best: exploring caves and taking photos. This is Ojo Negro, a small cave with one very big chamber that our team is exploring.
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Reach out via DM or email (info@underthejungle.com) to learn more about our courses and guiding services. Our shop, Under the Jungle, teaches everything from technical-style open water courses, to sidemount and backmount fundamentals courses, to cave diving specialties and advanced trimix. We can teach you to do this (and maybe even look as good as Rory!) If you are already a certified diver, you can experience cenotes on a guided cavern tour, and if you are a cave diver, we'd love to guide you in some of our favorite caves.
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This is my favorite room in Cenote Coop One. I thi

This is my favorite room in Cenote Coop One. I think of it as the yellow and gray room because it is, well, yellow and gray. The stalactites are so long and thin and delicate that they are nearly transparent. The floor is covered with smooth gray flowstone. These photos are from last year with Jinuk Song, and he's coming back soon to do his stage cave certification with me. I can't wait!

Our shop, Under the Jungle, teaches everything from technical-style open water courses to sidemount/back mount basics, to cave diving specialties and advanced trimix. We can teach you to do this (and maybe even look as good as Jinuk!) If you are already a certified diver, you can experience cenotes on a guided cavern tour, and if you are a cave diver, we'd love to guide you in some of our favorite caves.

Photography by me: Natalie L Gibb
Model: @zephyrhope

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Stalactites and other cave decorations make a dive

Stalactites and other cave decorations make a dive in the Koox Baal cave system a true delight. This place feels like a cave diver's playground, and every corner, each new tunnel, reveals more formations. For this photoshoot with Marc and Martina Steurer, we entered from Cenote Nai Tucha and spent most of the dive shooting the mainline. I miss these guys and hope they make it back to Mexico soon.

Our shop, Under the Jungle, teaches everything from technical-style open water courses to sidemount/back mount basics, to cave diving specialties and advanced trimix. We can teach you to do this (and maybe even look as good as Martina and Marc!) If you are already a certified diver, you can experience cenotes on a guided cavern tour, and if you are a cave diver, we'd love to guide you in some of our favorite caves.

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Photography by me: Natalie L Gibb

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If cave diving is one of my favorite things, cave

If cave diving is one of my favorite things, cave diving with underwater scooters (DPVs) and rebreathers may be my absolute favorite. There's something about silently zooming kilometers and kilometers underground that just hits differently. Here, my buddy and business partner, Vince, zooms along the mainline of Cenote Otoch Ha on our souped-up Black Tip DPVs.

Our shop, Under the Jungle, teaches everything from technical-style open water courses to sidemount/back mount basics, to cave diving specialties and advanced trimix. We can teach you to do this (and maybe even look as good as Vince!) If you are already a certified diver, you can experience cenotes on a guided cavern tour, and if you are a cave diver, we'd love to guide you in some of our favorite caves.

Model: @vincent_rouquette_cathala
Photos by me, Natalie L Gibb

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Winter sunshine at Cenote Ponderosa (El Eden) near

Winter sunshine at Cenote Ponderosa (El Eden) near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. At my dive center, we specialize in overhead (in the caves) and technical diving. This includes guided cavern diving, an easy way for certified open-water divers to enjoy the Mexican cenotes and see what cavern diving is all about. Ponderosa is one the closest dive sites to our shop, and the light beams streaming into the cavern zone from the jungle are spectacular.

Our shop, Under the Jungle, teaches everything from technical-style open water courses to sidemount/back mount basics to cave diving specialties and advanced trimix. We can teach you to do this (and maybe even look as good as Bre!) If you are already a certified diver, you can experience cenotes on a guided cavern tour, and if you are a cave diver, we'd love to guide you in some of our favorite caves.

Model: Bre Butler
Photos by me: Natalie L Gibb

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Divers often ask me, "What is your favorite cave d

Divers often ask me, "What is your favorite cave dive?"

Choosing a favorite dive is difficult because the caves in the Riviera Maya are so diverse. Often, I feel that I am comparing apples and oranges. How does one compare the halocline in Ponderosa to the delicate formations in Nai Tucha? They are two completely different things. However, if I had to choose a favorite, I would choose this line. I was so happy to visit here yesterday, but these photos are from a little while ago featuring the wonderful @sev.regehr and his super scoots.

Our shop, Under the Jungle, teaches everything from technical-style open water courses to sidemount/back mount basics to cave diving specialties and advanced trimix. We can teach you to do this (and maybe even look as good as Sev!) If you are already a certified diver, you can experience cenotes on a guided cavern tour, and if you are a cave diver, we'd love to guide you in some of our favorite caves.

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Cenote Minotauro has always been one of my favorit

Cenote Minotauro has always been one of my favorite caves. I call it a "cave diver's playground" because it's twisty and turn-y, has multiple levels and has various fun (and sometimes challenging) restrictions. Back in 2007, it was the first cave I fell in love with, and I have fond memories of borrowing my diver center's truck to sneak in a quick afternoon dive with friends whenever I could. Here, model Bre Butler poses in some of the iconic locations in the cave.

Want to do this? We can help! Our shop, Under the Jungle, teaches everything from technical-style open water courses to sidemount/back mount basics to cave diving specialties and advanced trimix. We can teach you to do this (and maybe even look as good as Bre!). If you are already a certified diver, you can experience cenotes on a guided cavern tour, and if you are a cave diver, we'd love to guide you in some of our favorite caves.

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A portrait of diver Arjun Narayan, now a Stage Cav

A portrait of diver Arjun Narayan, now a Stage Cave Diver, in Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich, part of the Sac Aktun Cave system in the Riviera Maya, Mexico. Arjun spent a few weeks with us honing his sidemount skills and working on his stage cave diver certification, and we couldn't resist celebrating at the end of his course with a little photo shoot. Now, he is off to apply his skills in caves all over the globe.
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Want to do this? We can help! Our shop, Under the Jungle, teaches everything from technical-style open water courses to sidemount/back mount basics to cave diving specialties and advanced trimix. We can teach you to do this (and maybe even look as good as Arjun!) If you are already a certified diver, you can experience cenotes on a guided cavern tour, and if you are a cave diver, we'd love to guide you in some of our favorite caves.

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Fondly remembering this photoshoot with Lilia Cabr

Fondly remembering this photoshoot with Lilia Cabrera Gallaga (@mxscuba) last fall at Cenote Coop One. I'm disheartened that the Nai Tucha/Coop One entrance is currently closed to divers by the new management, but at least we cave divers know an alternate entrance. There are nearly infinite cave dives in the Riviera Maya if you know where to look, and we are always looking.

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Our shop, Under the Jungle, teaches everything from technical-style open water courses to sidemount/backmount basics, to cave diving specialties and advanced trimix. We can teach you to do this (and maybe even look as good as Lily!) If you are already a certified diver, you can experience cenotes on a guided cavern tour, and if you are a cave diver, we'd love to guide you in some of our favorite caves.

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