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Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave Description
The adventurous excursion to the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave is one of Belize's top attractions. Visitors hike to the wide cave opening and begin their tour of the cave by jumping into a 20ft/6m chilly pool. Once inside, participants hike and climb through the cave surrounded by giant flowstone rock formations, which drip from the ceiling and grow up from the cave floor. A large cave opening reveals skeletal remains and several vessels and shards of pottery. The cave is named for a female skeleton encrusted in calcite, meaning "Cave of the Stone Sepulcher".

The cave was "discovered" in the 1970s, but Belizean archaeologist Jaime Awe was the first to fully investigate it in the early 1990s. Excavations between 1996 and 2000 revealed
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Hobbies & Activities category: Cave;  Archeological site or ruin;  Hiking opportunity
Tips
Tours are offered from San Ignacio and can be arranged through most hotels or lodges.
The trip costs about U.S.$65 and includes lunch and equipment.
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