THE EXPLORATION CONTINUES

Throughout the past year, the BEL cave exploration team continued its efforts to further traverse the many hidden corners of the vast Mayan Riviera cave systems in Mexico. The last season—from summer 2021 to summer 2022—resulted in the discovery of 12.7 km/7.9 mi of new underwater cave passages. The team was busy in multiple cave systems, and the number of new caves they encountered dive after dive exemplifies the extent and complexity of these Mexican caves. The continued potential of finding something new drives the small team to improve their skills, procedures, and equipment according to the different challenges they encounter in each section of the caves.