Loltun Cave

This was a nice trip even if it was a bit out of the way. Gruta de Loltún, or Loltún Cave, is fairly substantial and has some large rooms. In keeping with the theme for my trip it has a Mayan connection. There are a number of carvings and paintings including some reverse hand prints in black. We were told that the black hand prints are only found underground. On the surface any hand prints are done in red. Predating the Maya were some mammoth, saber tooth tiger, etc remains found deeper in the cave but we didn't go to that area. There were two tours leaving together and I choose the Spanish one since there were less people on it. I got along well enough. I forgot my Spanish dictionary and didn't really have trouble without it so I guess my general day-to-day traveler Spanish is okay.