Left town at 0845 in a van for an all day tour to Actun Tunichil Muknal, or ATM for short as it's called here. It's a large cave system 3 miles long, used by the ancient Maya in the Late Classic period (pottery has been carbon dated 600 AD).
Only certain trained licensed guides are allowed to take people into the cave, with a maximum of 8 in a group.
We were 5 plus our part-Maya guide, Martin, who speaks Creole, Spanish and English. The trip involves an hour drive, a 45 minute hike, a swim, then the cave, where you go half a mile in, and emerge 3 hours later.
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