Table 1 General characteristics of the urban sinkholes studied in Cancun.
From: Heavy metals in the sediments of urban sinkholes in Cancun, Quintana Roo
Site | Longitude UTM | Latitude UTM | General characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|
A (Reg68) | 518,559 | 2,342,260 | Inside a public park. The urban sinkhole is fenced in by a chain-link mesh. In the public area, there are children’s playgrounds, benches, sidewalks and a basketball court |
B (Rancho Viejo) | 516,547 | 2,344,597 | A green area located at the municipal border between Benito Juárez and Isla Mujeres, which is at the crossroads of two heavy-traffic roads and in front of a service station. Clandestine dump |
C (Reg230) | 515,681 | 2,341,566 | A public park with a central urban sinkhole and three man-made ponds. In the park, there are benches, sidewalks, a basketball court, open-air fitness equipment and children’s playgrounds. The park is utilized for ludic activities (Scout group) |
D (Reg217) | 512,891 | 2,340,704 | A green area contiguous to a soccer field. A leisure area and pedestrian crossing |
E (Reg100) | 513,438 | 2,339,681 | A sinkhole wetland with a semiflooded cave; visible water is present through almost the entire contour. Depression of approximately 6 m. It is within a public park that has open-air fitness equipment and a sidewalk in the middle of the outer perimeter |
F (Reg97) | 513,422 | 2,338,657 | A sinkhole wetland in a heavy-traffic rotary intersection. Depression of approximately 4 m. It has been turned into a clandestine dump of solid wastes, electronic appliances and outdated drugs. Road accidents are frequent in this location |
G (Reg510) | 514,093 | 2,337,107 | A sinkhole wetland inside a secondary school. It is fenced in by a chain-link mesh to prevent access |
H (Reg524) | 514,929 | 2,336,684 | A sinkhole wetland in the median strip of a road with heavy traffic. It has a sidewalk built by residents around most of its entire perimeter. In the zone, there is accumulation of commercial and household solid wastes |
I (Reg523) | 515,310 | 2,336,893 | A sinkhole wetland turned into a park by a housing developer. It is used by residents for leisure; it has a small cave with permanent water and fish |
J (Parque Kabah) | 516,948 | 2,338,062 | A sinkhole wetland inside a State Natural Protected Area |
