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Barton Creek Cave
Barton Creek Cave Review
This wet cave in a remote area off the Mountain Pine Ridge Road offers a canoeing adventure in Xibalba (the Mayan underworld.) You'll float through a long underground chamber and see Mayan ceramics along with the ancient calcified skeletal remains and skulls of several individuals. You can go on a tour from San Ignacio—PACZ Tours offers a six-hour tour, including lunch and the BZ$20 admission to the cave, for BZ$130 plus tax. You can also do it yourself by driving to the cave and renting a boat and gear and getting a guide from Mike's Place near the cave. Getting to the cave is also an adventure, requiring a long drive on rough roads. Part of the road and the cave itself may be inaccessible after hard rains. Be careful in the cave— one visitor drowned in a boating accident here in 2011.
- Cost: BZ$20
- Location: Mountain Pine Ridge
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