Actun Tunichil Muknal Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Actun Tunichil Muknal
The Actun Tunichil Muknal (literally translated as "Cave of the Stone Sepulcher") is a relatively recent discovery and can be considered to be more of an eco-tourist destination rather than a traditional caving experience. Guides take great pains to stress the importance of Actun Tunichil Muknal as both a natural formation and a site of historical interest. The cave was discovered in 1992, and was featured on the National Geographic Explorer film,Journey Through the Underworld. Actun Tunichil Muknal represents one of the most well-preserved examples of pre-classical Mayan culture (around 700 - 900 AD), featuring skeletal remains of human sacrifices and scores of Mayan pottery and other ceremonial objects. Since then, the cave has been completely mapped and explored, covering about 5.3 km (
Actun Tunichil Muknal Travel Guide Sections
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