Barton Creek Cave

Barton Creek Cave is a natural cave in Belize, known as both an archaeological site and as a tourist destination.

It is located in the upper Barton Creek area near San Ignacio in the Cayo District.

By 2002 a cave survey had been completed by the Western Belize Regional Cave Project, recording a total of 6,400 m (21,000 ft) of passages; dye traces at sinking streams above the cave indicated that there could be a further 6 km (3.7 mi) of cave passages beyond the terminal sumps.

By 2005 the Xibalba Mapping and Exploration Team had extended the survey to 8 km (5.0 mi).

Extensive looting of artifacts occurred soon after the cave was first reported, but it remains an important site for archaeologists.

Cave interior