Since Caverna Santo Tomás in Cuba, I'm worried that no caving experience will come close but this one comes highly recommended.
The Mayan Aktun Tunichil Muknal (Cave of the Stone Sepulchre) was only discovered in 1986 and opened to the public in 1997. Located 1.5 hours from San Ignacio, it's a 45 minute hike through semi-tropical forest to reach the cave entrance. The entrance is an elongated slit in the limestone karst over a deep pool of clear aquamarine water. To enter the cave we need to swim across the pool. Exciting.
We're given hard hats with head lamps, and dressed in swimsuits, t-shirts and shoes we plunge into the shimmering pool and start to swim. The water is icy cold and takes my breath away.
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