Added: 11/25/2005 |
Waterfall Cave Vacations ? Come To BelizeWild waterfall cave vacation are tours through the vast undeveloped portions of the cave where there are no designated trails, handrails, or electric lights. Participants on these guided tours are required to wear helmets, lights, pads, and gloves - all of which are provided for your use.
Experts advise to begin your journey back through time as you enter the amazing realm of Belize's cave-systems, with a chance to learn more about a mysterious ancient Maya civilization and geological processes that shaped the region. Millions of years ago seeping rainwater and underground rivers began etching through soft bedrock and outcrops. Today caves are to Belize like Swiss is to cheese. The lime rock matrix that makes up much of the country's landmass is riddled with caves and beneath the surface can be found some of the most spectacular and extensive cave systems on the planet.
Now you might be expecting dank and claustrophobic passageways, but you are more likely to find enormous chambers and a subterranean world that is fast becoming one of Belize's most popular attractions of waterfall cave vacation. Underground rivers flow through a number of caves: Some can be explored by kayak, canoe or rubber boat - Others are popular for tubing or wading with headlamps.
Caves are inextricably bound up with the history of Belize, having been fundamental to the religion of the Maya. Vapor clouds forming at the mouth of caves suggested to the Maya that these were the places where wind and clouds were born. Here dwelled the gods of nature and caves were the portal between the tangible human world and the invisible world of gods - a place called Xibalba. It was here at the mouth of caves as well as deep within the recesses that the Maya performed their most sacred rituals.
Few caves do not have some visible sign of their past visitation and evidence of their activities can often be found for substantial distances inside these caves. Relics, principally in the form of shards of pottery, are very common. Spectacular crystal formations loom above and ancient Maya ceremonial centers are hidden in side chambers as you explore this mist shrouded kingdom.
Raccoon Mountain Caverns is proud to be home to the South's finest wild waterfall cave expeditions which are regarded as the most challenging and exciting tours in this part of the country. During your waterfall cave vacation trained cavers will guide you through the vast underground network of chambers, canyons, tunnels, small streams and large waterfalls that lie beneath Raccoon Mountain. Such expeditions are both highly educational and absolutely unforgettable.
You should come and experience the mystery and beauty of the caves and caverns of Belize. The Caves Branch team is unsurpassed at guided cave exploration and invites you to share in these exciting adventures, on foot or by water.
Waterfalls, waterfalls, and more waterfalls this the idea of waterfall cave vacation. Hundreds of feet under the limestone mountain ridge above, explore this river cave with a total of six waterfalls that must be challenged and conquered before days end.
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