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

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Fotos de Cueva Ojo de Aguila

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Looking out the entrance of Cueva Ojo de Aguila.

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Looking at E1 from the outside.

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Looking back towards E1 as Marion walks into the cave and Alan jots down notes near the entrance.

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Marion wanted a picture next to the old bed frame.

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Looking towards E2 from about midway through the cave.

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Looking towards E2.

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Marion poses among many hangin formations within the large second entrance. Ahead, the cave exits into a wall of jungle.

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Looking from the edge of the jungle at E2.

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Marion looking back towards E1.

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Marion walking back towards the first entrance. I really wasn't stalking Marion.

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A view of the entire cave. The camera is placed underneath E2. I would set the timer to 10 seconds and run ahead to pose in the picture.

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Another view looking from E2 to E1.

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Marion had recommended this camera angle. I used Alan's tripod to place the camera on a slope near the passage wall. I then ran to E2.

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Marion stares out into the jungle from just within E2.

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Marion poses midway through the cave looking towards E1.

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As we climbed back down through the jungle, I take one last look at the entrance. Somewhere in the mess of jungle Alan was hiding in the the brush trying to get a GPS point.

Taken by Brian Killingbeck

Taken by Alan Cressler

By Brian Killingbeck © 2005

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