Of all the non-beach towns in Belize, San Ignacio is probably the single most popular inland destination in Belize. It has the Macal river on one side and the Mopan on the other. There are Mayan ruins in the town itself and in the hills surrounding it. On every side you'll find trees, jungle, and bush - it's brimming with life (local and jungle). This is a place that many have come to escape, and a good number of those have wound up staying. San Ignacio is loved by both the locals and the transplants. What this site attempts to do is give you a look at the entirety of the town - history, sites, culture...the entirety. And when I say San Ignacio, I mean the Twin Towns, because what most travelers think of as San Ignacio, is really two towns divided by a river. One one side is San Ignacio and on the other is Santa Elena. It's also called Cayo (meaning island), because it's surrounded by rivers. If you are interested in those kinds of things, you can find all that out in the history section. Take a look and see what the Twin Cities have to offer you. If there is something you want to know that you can't find on the site, please contact us at sanignaciotown@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook.

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Many people, every year, come to San Ignacio. They walk the trails, see the ruins and clamber through most of the caves. If you are coming here and you want to do something truly unique and seen by few then this is for you.

These caves have only recently been opened up to outsiders and are known by very few. The gentleman who owns the property is the only one allowed to take in tours and he is very particular about the state of items in the cave and not allowing destruction of artifacts, thus he only takes small groups.

Actun Chapat has no known ending, two known entrances and several thousand feet of passages riddled with pottery, cave formations, terraces, and human bones. It has a lake with blind catfish, crabs and more bat than you can imagine. Someone even spotted a possum running along a ledge more than 100 feet off the floor.

Actun Halal has evidence of people living there around 4400 B.C. It's not so much of a cave as Chapat but great none the less.

There is an additional cave in the area named Son of Chapat which has yet to be fully explored but some belive there is a subterrenian passage that might lead into the Actun Chapat.

These caves are treasures that few will ever hear about let alone see. Contact Ken Dart at Belizean Sun Tours and Travel