Canoeing through Barton Creek Cave | Cayo Scoop!  The Ecology of Cayo Culture | Scoop.it

Barton Creek Cave gets another great write up, this time in escapingabroad.com.  They uploaded a cool video of entering the cave too.

 

"We were suited up with safety helmets, lights and life jackets and began are journey into the darkness.  This cave is considered one of the largest in the world, estimated to be over 4 and a half miles long and in some places 100 feet tall. It is also filled with a rich and mysterious history as it was used by the Mayans who believed caves to be entrances into the ‘underworld.’  Evidence of Mayan use was left behind in artifacts and the remains of at least 28 discovered bodies inside."