Left to right: Jacey, Kyle, and Charity packing Kyle's truck.
Left to right: Jacey, Kyle, Cody, Charity, Andy, Chris, Andreas, and Klar about to head to Mexico.
One of the many wrecks during Spring Break.
Sunset over the mountains.
Left to right: Chris, Andreas, Jacey, Cody, Charity, Kyle, Andy, and Klar at the Tropic of Cancer.
Klar rappelling into the sótano.
Kyle going over the lip into the sótano.
Top to bottom: Klar and Cody climbing out of the sótano.
Looking up at the opening to the sótano.
Andy standing towards the far side of the sótano.
Left to right: Chris and Klar hiking to the sótano.
Left to right: Cody, Andy, Jacey, and Charity taking a break during the hike to Guaguas.
Left to right: our guide and Andreas carrying a 600-foot rope to the sótano.
Charity checking her email at an Internet cafe.
Spectators gathering to watch the swallows exit the sótano in the morning.
Cody going over the lip into the sótano.
Chris pausing for a photo on his way into the sótano.
Kyle watching Chris rappell into the sótano.
One of the Green Conures that live in the sótano.
Klar rappelling into the sótano.
Top to bottom: Jacey and Cody starting the 333-meter climb out of the sótano.
Charity standing a fraction of the way across the bottom of the sótano.
Crepuscular rays streaming from the sótano entrance.
Top to bottom: Klar and Chris climb out ahead of Jacey and Cody.
Andreas standing at the bottom of the sótano while Jacey and Cody climb 333 meters of rope in the background.
Cavers nearing the top of the climb.
Kyle supervising the hauling of rope out of the sótano.
Left to right: Klar, Andy, Jacey, Andreas, Cody, Cody, Charity, Kyle, and Chris at the entrance to the sótano.
Left to right: Andy and Chris unspooling a 1200-foot rope into duffle bags.
Left to right: Andy, Jacey, Kyle, Klar, and Cody on their way back to the campsite.
Eating breakfast the day after visiting Sótano de las Golondrinas.
A rooster crawing early in the morning.
Left to right: a local, Andy, Chris, Charity, Jacey, Klar, Kyle, and Charity hiking up the thousand steps.
Left to right: a local, Andy, and Chris coming around a steep turn.
The entrance to the sótano.
Chris rigging the 128-meter drop into the sótano.
Top to bottom: Chris and Kyle sitting on top of some formations.
Left to right: Klar and Kyle at the bottom of the sótano.
An owl at the bottom of the sótano.
Left to right: Andy, Chris, Charity, and Kyle kicking back after exploring Sótano del Cepillo.
La Unión de Guadalupe off in the distance.
Kyle ascending the steps of the entrance tower.
Left to right: Andy and Jacey crossing a concrete walkway.
Chris at the top of the entrance tower.
Andreas sitting down at the top of the entrance tower.
A spiral staircase leading to the sky.
A door handle in the shape of a snake.
An iron door in a stone wall.
A pair of fixed concrete doors.
A wall of open concrete forms.
A wrought-iron door of stars.
Andreas standing at the end of an elevated walkway.
Near-infra-red photo of an elevated walkway
Near-infra-red photo of a tower in the jungle.
Near-infra-red photo of an abstract concrete orchid.
A tour group on the way in.
Andreas standing at the top of the entrance tower.
Charity making her way up the stairs of the entrance tower
Flowers blooming around the church courtyard.
Bells at the top of the church.
Left to right: Andy and Chris rigging the sótano.
Chris rappelling into the sótano.
Left to right: Charity and Kyle rappelling into the sótano.
Left to right: Cody, Chris, Kyle, Klar, and Charity at the bottom of the sótano.
Chris sitting on the opposite side of the sótano.
Top to bottom: Chris and Cody starting the 128-meter climb out of the sótano.
Looking down to the bottom of the sótano.
Near-infra-red photo of the sótano opening.
An owl by the entrance to the sótano.
A mountain taxi filled with passengers headed to watch the swallows return to Golondrinas in the evening.
A stream of cars heading to Golondrinas to watch the show.
Boats moored near the entrance to the spring.
A collection of colorful piñatas for sale at the market.
A butcher sharpening his knife.
Left to right: Jacey, Cody, Andy, Kyle, Charity, Kris, and Andreas after unpacking from the trip.