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We were the first media house to go into the verdant depths of this abundant protected area 13 months ago for a despairing look at how far Guatemalan farmers, loggers, hunters and Xateros have made incursions into Belize. Our team of Jules Vasquez and Victor Noble went back into the far reaches of Chiquibul this weekend for another kind of adventure, to have a look at the spectacular, majestic, and mysterious Chiquibul Cave system. We'll have the full story for you tomorrow, but first here's a preview, with Director of Friends For Conservation and Development Rafael Manzanero telling us what's special about the cave system:.

Rafael Manzanero, Director Friends For Conservation and Development
"The importance of the Chiquibul cave system is because it is considered to be the longest and the largest cave system of its type in Central America and therefore it is really a very important cultural heritage for Belize because of its enormity, because of the magnitude of the chambers in terms of its size and its length. Also it is found in the middle of the Chiquibul National Park. It is found under a forest cover and thus it really gives it a high level of uniqueness in that it is so large and so extreme and yet it is still under forest cover and it is highly unexplored and undiscovered and so it is really of keen interest and value to the country of Belize."

So tune in tomorrow, for the full story about the Chiquibul caves and Jules and Victor's sweat soaked adventure, going to one of the most remote areas of the country by any means necessary.