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Kan' Ba

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Frommer's Staff

The entrance to this cave attraction (near the entrance to Semuc Champey) sits above the Cahabón River and features a smaller river that emerges from the cave mouth and cascades in a waterfall to the Cahabón below. Visitors see the cave in an unusual way; first by wading/swimming up to it, and second by candlelight. Candles are provided, but I recommend bringing a waterproof headlamp. The trip to the cave takes about 20 minutes each way, and at the end you can take a 15-minute inner-tube ride on the Cahabón River, which ends at the Hostal Las Marías.