Divers Explore Mayan Hellmouths
Posted by Justin on July 26th, 2010
Who’s got two thumbs and wants to get all up in some sacred Mayan pools once believed to be portals to the underworld where offerings were dropped down to appease the evil forces waiting below?
These guys!
Steering clear of crocodiles and navigating around massive submerged trees, a team of divers began mapping some of the 25 freshwater pools of Cara Blanca, Belize, which were important to the ancient Maya. In three weeks this May, the divers found fossilized animal remains, bits of pottery and — in the largest pool explored — an enormous underwater cave.
Would it be totally against the rules to leave a burger while you’re down there, you know, just in case?
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July 26th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Watch out for the Turok'han.
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