Remains of ancient pottery point to Maya sacrifices and rituals performed in the sacred cave.

Landscape shows the ground of an upper cavern strewn with shards of ancient Mayan pots and bowls inside the Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave Natural Monument in the Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve, Teakettle Village, Cayo District, Belize.

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Landscape shows the ground of an upper cavern strewn with shards of ancient Mayan pots and bowls inside the Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave Natural Monument in the Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve, Teakettle Village, Cayo District, Belize.