Cave Tubing -
A popular Belize Cave Tubing tour offers an unforgettable activity where you almost become one with nature while at the same time experiencing the mystery of the ancient Maya Underworld where the Mayas once performed many sacred rituals.
www.cave-tubing.com/


My Trip to Xibalba - My first days in Belize were spent digging at Cahal Pech, a surface site in San Ignacio. Having participated in a Maya excavation before--at the nearby site of Baking Pot in 1996--I found it to be familiar, even comfortable. Then I went into the deep jungle, where for the next two weeks I would explore caves the ancient Maya believed were portals to the underworld, Xibalba.
www.archaeology.org/online/
features/belize/xibalba.html

Caving
in Belize, Central America

Cave Information by the Belize Tourist Board
There are estimated to be thousands of caves in Belize. Learn what to expect and helpful tips for exploring the caves of Belize.
 www.travelbelize.org/caving.html

Inside Chiquibul - National Geographic photograph's Central America's longest cave located in Western Belize.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/chiquibul/intro.html

Western Belize Regional Cave Project - For all of the history of the Maya, and indeed of Mesoamerica, caves have played a central role in religion and mythology. Caves were, and are still, viewed as the homes of many of their gods, including Chak, god of rain, and Ix Chel, goddess of the moon and fertility. Caves were also the entrance to Xibalba, the Maya underworld. Because they were so important, the Maya performed many rituals inside of them.   This team of researchers are studying the archaeological remains of these rituals. This year they will be mapping and excavating several caves in the Belize Valley, as well as scouting out newly discovered caves. This site is designed for archaeological students, but contains information and photographs of interest to anyone visiting Belize.
www.indiana.edu/~belize/

Cayo has Caves - This webpage includes a listing of Cayo Area Caves and what they are known for. Belizeans joke that on every property there's a cave, and in every cave there are Maya artifacts.  Caves are inextricably bound up with the history of Belize....  Caves were used as ceremonial sites by the Maya, and evidence of their activities can often be found...
www.belizex.com/caves.htm

Interactive Dig - Story of a search for the Maya Underworld.
www.archaeology.org/online/features/belize/

Maya Pottery Cave - Atop the Vaca Plateau in the Cayo District, rests a small subsistence farm belonging to the Moralez family, who only recently discovered a cave on their property while hunting with their dogs.
www.belizereport.com/sites/chechem.html

The Caves of Cayo - The hundreds of caves found throughout Cayo have been shrouded by mystery and superstition since modern man first peeked into a cave entrance to find skeletons, broken vessels and remnants of habitation...
http://www.ektunbelize.com/caves.htm

Barton Creek Cave - Float under stalagtites, see ancient skeletons and pottery and prepare to be awstruck by cathedral-like caverns. Marvel at the 5 million year old crystalline structures over 50 feet in length...
www.global-travel.co.uk/barton.htm

Caving & Jungle Expeditions - Caves Branch Adventure Expeditions: The "River of Caves", Cave Tubing, River Cave Expedition, Waterfall Cave Expedition, Mayan Ceremonial Cave Expedition, Overnight Caving Expeditions, and many more.
http://cavesbranch.com/


High Adventure -
By Don & Sandie Smith
" If you want true high adventure, you have to do the Actum Cave. It was the most exciting thing we have ever done and will never forget it."www.mayabreezeinn.om/cave.html

Caves of Belize - Approximately 200 million years ago the beginning stages of limestone formation occurred, creating the backbone of Belize's extensive cave system. Sea levels fell and the mountains impelled themselves upward. After 120 million years of wind, rain, and faulting, the Maya Mountains were created, and underground rivers carved out channels, rooms, and caverns.
www.ize2belize.com/belize/
vacation/sports/caving.html