"ATM" Cave

Hey everyone! This is Kristi again with a quick update: The NMSU Belize Field School course is strong into its 3rd day today (Sunday). Our muscles are sore this morning from a tour through ATM (Actun Tunichil Muknal) cave - but it was fantastic!! ATM cave is one of the premier cave tours and although a minor vehicle breakdown delayed us about 1/2 hour, we still got to the cave early enough to have the cave ALMOST to ourselves. What an experience this was - you can’t come close to describing it with words – not even photos. You just have to see it for yourself. This is the entrance to Xibalba - first stop on the way to the Maya underworld.




Our star guides Emil Gamez -pictured below with the helmet- and Lenney Gentle were our cave guides. (They are actually stars - Emil has been on several international television shows and Lenney was featured in the New York Times). We don't mess around - New Mexico State University is getting the premier experience!

Here's a group photo inside the cave and a couple from Alex's waterproof camera! We were having a blast!