At -183m, Actun Box Ch'iich' (Cave of the Black Birds) is the deepest
cave in the country of
Belize. Located above Roaring Creek in the
Cayo District
Cayo District is a district located in the west part of Belize. It is the most extensive, second-most populous and third-most densely populated of the six districts of Belize. The district's capital is the town of San Ignacio.
Geography
Being ...
, it is one of several caves explored and documented by
British and
Canadian cavers during a three-week expedition in 1989. The cave contains a small stream and has both an upper and lower entrance, making a through-trip possible.
[Williams, Nick ''An Introduction to Cave Exploration in Belize'' Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 58(2):69-75]
References
Caves of Belize
Limestone caves
Wild caves
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