Bill Holmes - Activities - Hiking and Biking - Central America - Belize - Lower Dover Day 3
Day 2Jungle on way to Actum Tunichil Nuknal (ATM) is not as pristine as that at Lower Dover.
The road in was sometimes good
and sometimes not so good
Our PACZ Tours 4WD vehicle
Parking/changing/bathroom area panorama
Damage from recent hurricane
Mel and Bill on trail in
Mel following rest of tour
Leaf cutter ants
Ant home entrances are elevated to keep water out.
Bill photographing ants
First of three crossings of the same river each way
River panorama
Mushrooms at staging area
Cave rock face
Cave river
Mel and Bill at entrance
Mel at entrance. All cameras were packed in the water-tight bag of the guide for the river hike/swim to dry land and artifacts 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) into a cave that is 5.4 kilometers (3.4 miles) long. There the cameras were unpacked for use.
Inside the ATM cave