Altun Ha located in Northern Belize
We reached the spot in the bay and realized that snorkeling was not going to prove productive. The bay was solid green with algae. The fisherman moored his boat to a submerged rock and indicated we could jump in the water and feel around for the top of the pyramid. We jumped in expecting the water to be several feet deep. To our surprise and my son’s amusement we landed in inches of water.
The Mangroves were attached to other structures in the area. This was my first up close look at submerged structures drowned by rising oceans. The concept of catastrophic events disrupting civilizations and forcing a regression and loss of technology gained acceptance in my mind as I saw repeated examples in the field.