Cueva Ojo de Aguila
Brandon Stephens, Marion Smith, Alan Cressler, Pat Kambesis, Dawn Ryan, John Lovaas
As I machete’d through the jungle I caught a view of the entrance. It was 50’ W x 50’ H and had many large stalactites hanging down from the ceiling similar to other caves we’ve visited. The floor of Eagle Eye cave was dry and flat. We could here bats and saw their nuts strewn across the cave floor. We quickly saw that this would be a through trip. The passage height remained 30-50’ wide throughout the cave. The width ranged between 35 and 65’. Needless to say, the entire 311 feet of cave was very large. The floor was flat, even, and dry. The ceiling throughout the cave was covered in large knobby stalactites. There was a box springs inside the cave. This cave would make a fine home. The other entrance was 65’ W x 30 H’. A wall of jungle shrouded the second entrance so there wasn’t much of a view. E1 overlooked the valley and river. Vines hung down from the top of E1’s entrance. Pat, John, and Dawn surveyd the cave. I took pictures. Alan also took pictures and looked for Petroglyphs. Brandon hung near E1. He was rather unhappy he’d got his dry boots wet. He’d also been stung by a bee and had fallen and busted his knee pretty good. On the hike back down, Brandon spotted another cave. To Cueva de Aguila
By Brian Killingbeck © 2005
Taken by Brian Killingbeck
Taken by Alan Cressler
By Brian Killingbeck © 2005