Post by L Roebuck on Nov 29, 2007 8:15:07 GMT -5
TRIP TO A SACRED SITE
Remnants of Mayan human sacrifices can still be seen in cave in Belize
Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle CA, USA
" This cave, Actun Tunichil Muknal, "Cave of the Stone Sepulchre," leads about a half-mile underground to one of the few Mayan sacrificial sites in the world that is virtually untouched, with skeletal remains from 14 individuals and 1,400 artifacts that date back as far as 2,000 years. Opened only nine years ago, its location is a local secret, hidden deep in a jungle preserve in the Cayo District of Belize. Visitors are granted access only with guides certified by the National Institute of Archaeology, and even then, you must 4-wheel drive to a remote trailhead, and then hike, swim, wade and cave-trek to reach the chamber of the ultimate sacrifice. "
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Remnants of Mayan human sacrifices can still be seen in cave in Belize
Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle CA, USA
" This cave, Actun Tunichil Muknal, "Cave of the Stone Sepulchre," leads about a half-mile underground to one of the few Mayan sacrificial sites in the world that is virtually untouched, with skeletal remains from 14 individuals and 1,400 artifacts that date back as far as 2,000 years. Opened only nine years ago, its location is a local secret, hidden deep in a jungle preserve in the Cayo District of Belize. Visitors are granted access only with guides certified by the National Institute of Archaeology, and even then, you must 4-wheel drive to a remote trailhead, and then hike, swim, wade and cave-trek to reach the chamber of the ultimate sacrifice. "
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