Not much to San Ignacio… We came out to the Cayo (western part of Belize) mostly for one thing: Actun Tunichil Muknal. ATM cave as it is known here is a special place, as it is an archeological site as well as a cool cave system. Over a thousand years ago, the Mayan nobles would come here to this “place of fright” to perform rituals to their gods and ancestors. Sometimes, they would even provoke certain gods, such as the rain god, as a challenge to their powers. Mostly they would sacrifice things as offerings: pottery… animals… sometimes even people. Spelunking here is an adventure in and of itself, as there are some tight squeezes and nice swimming traverses. My knowledge of the specific anthropology and archeology of the site is sparse, so check out the ATM wiki link here.
Photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/richmosko/SanIgnacio
Map of San Ignacio: Click here for Google Map.
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