Evidence of Child Sacrifice Found in Toltec Tomb

Construction crews have discovered a tomb near the town of Tula in Mexico containing the bones of twenty four children believed sacrificed in the ancient Toltec capital. The remains were estimated to be between AD 950 and 1150. Luis Gamboa of the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History says the children were aged between five and fifteen years, except for one. They are believed to have been taken from a different region and offered to the rain god Tlaloc, a statue of which had been found in the tomb. Read the details here.

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World's Longest Underground River in the Yucatan

Explorers have confirmed the discovery of the world's longest underground river in the Yucatan jungle in Mexico. Divers Stephen Bogaerts and Robbie Schmittner say the river runs an amazing 153 kilometers through spectacular limestone caverns and would span ten kilometers of land if laid down in a straight line. The two divers spent four years exploring the river which they entered through a cenote or sinkhole, which is like a well.

In the Philippines, the most popular underground river is in the St. Paul Subterranean River National park in Puerto Princesa in Palawan. It extends to about 8.2 kilometers. Below is a photograph of its mouth from http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Philippines/Province_of_Palawan/Things_To_Do-Province_of_Palawan-BR-1.html