Actun Tunichil Muknal: What Lies Inside Is Unimaginable

Actun Tunichil Muknal: What Lies Inside Is Unimaginable

Think you’ve entered the darkest and scariest cave on Earth? Wait until you enter Actun Tunichil Muknal in Belize. What lies inside will really give you chills!

Actun Tunichil Muknal

Image credits: ninebelize.com

Think you’ve entered the darkest and scariest cave on Earth? Wait until you get inside Actun Tunichil Muknal in Belize. No matter how brave and adventurous you are, this cave will certainly give you chills.

Also called the ATM cave or Xibalba to the locals, Actun Tunichil Muknal had a long and dark history. In the ancient Mayan civilisation, people used this site to sacrifice humans and please the gods who were believed to be living there. In addition to the grizzly stories, you can really see the skeletal remains of the sacrificial victims – young or old, male or female, rich or poor, no one was exempted.

Image credits: Peter Andersen

Would you dare to enter the cave after knowing the gruesome history? Watch this video and unearth more of its secrets.

17.117491, -88.890467,Actun Tunichil Muknal, Cayo, Belize

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