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Nov 2023
14m 34s

Montezuma Well

SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura
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A mysterious sinkhole in Arizona has befuddled an exclusive group of divers who’ve gotten a glimpse of a strange world underneath its sandy bottom. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/montezuma-well-arizona 
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