Okay, today we did the most awesome thing ever! We went spelunking in an underground cave system called Actun Tunichil Muknal. We went about 2 miles into this cave, went through water up to our armpits, and viewed ruins dated back to about 600 AD in their original places high into the cave system. The stalagmites and stalagtites were beautiful and some of the chambers were huge. This cave was one of the ceremonial sites of the Mayans. The ordinary people did not enter here. We saw ancient pots, skeletons and crystals just to name a few. You sure wouldn't be able to do this kind of exploring in the US because of dangerous hiking (we even had to climb up a ladder) and the archeological content inside the caves. Pots and bones as early at 900 AD were just steps from us. Here's a few pics.
Below is Dave and me standing in front of some large stalagtites in the upper room of ATM cave.
Dave and I are looking at ancient Mayan pottery that has been left here untouched. It was amazing to be that close to history. Only here in Belize is this allowed.
Ancient Mayan pottery
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