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Mayan Cave opened for visitors!

PostPosted: Oct 1, 2014 4:23 am
by Vakarian
The Cave Where Mayans Sacrificed Humans Is Open for Visitors
The Mayans are lauded for their achievements—their art & architecture, intricate calendar, and developed culture. But there was a grimmer side to the civilization: human sacrifice.
It’s a journey even Indiana Jones would have to brace himself for: an hour-long rainforest hike, a swim across an ice-cold stream into the narrow mouth of a cave, and then a slippery descent into the dark, cavernous depths where bats, spiders, and ancient scorpion-like amblypygi lurk in the nooks. But, more than a thousand years ago, these creepy crawlies were practically friendly company compared to the cave’s human occupants, who used the remote location to carry out grisly, murderous rituals.

Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... itors.html
http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ca-Ch/Cave.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Tour ... 780600.php