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Adventurous side, how about cave diving in the yucatan peninsula? descend into one of the thousands of naturally formed, flooded sinkholes called cenotes. and there is a world to discover underwater. cenotes often begin with one large chamber which branches off into vast cave systems. there is thought to be a cenote here for every skill level of diver. and how about mountain climbing in central mexico? at around 20,000 feet altitude, there are spectacular mountains here for expert climbers — b...

Huge difference. well, if youre thinking of coming here, dont let the idea of a few creepy crawlies put you off. there are loads of outdoor adventures to consider. here are just a few. history buffs will find exploring the remains of mexicos ancient civilizations irresistible. the mayan ruins of palenque are thought to be well over 1000 years old, with hundreds of buildings spread over six square miles. or for those with a really adventurous side, how about cave diving in the yucatan peninsula? ...

Depth of his relief and gratitude. all he wants to do is embrace his son. >> translator: i want to hug him. i want to hug him and i want to tell him that im happy. after 18 days of fear and uncertainty, all 12 boys and their coach are now back above ground in an isolation unit in the hospital, and relatively healthy. the cave systems here are complex, winding labyrinths, jagged, uneven and unpredictable. we accessed a similar cave nearby. its a sheer drop back down in here, and you really get a ...

Cooperated. but if heavy rains move in before these final boys are able to get out, how does that affect the rescue and the diving especially since were talking about the weaker boys to remain. >> again, a tough question. this is outside the norm of cave diving. usually the cave systems that a cave us diver is trained in is not typically -- this type of cave was im trying to think of the right term. this is a cave that youre in the air, youre hiking through and crawling through. and the addition...

Pumps into those cave systems who draw out as much water as they can. now that same diver i spoke to said there are sections where you can wade through the cabins looking up above and breathing a bit of air and not have to dive the whole way through. there has been talk the boys cant swim and saying they have to limit the fear factor. >> president trump taking aim at ailing senior republicans rm. the administration must let parents separated from their children speak with those kids. all of this...

Cave earlier on. but then because of the -- it is the monsoon season here and the rains came through. they were actually pushed back. and then they had all these come in and we had the americans here, the australians, the swedes, the chinese all came in to give a helping hand. and today they got up to a section called the t-section. now, the t-section was around about 500 meters from the beach where they were going to push to. and they got caught there for awhile because the water was actually m...

A sacred spot for early mesoamerican cultures before water filled the caves these discoveries are mung the most important in the world and. this is a scientific treasure trove we have a lot to investigate were talking about a period of over ten thousand years from the first inhabitants of the americas its environment to the mayan culture. and their own might be even longer cave systems waiting to be discovered. so the researchers are itching to get back to work. youre watching g.w. news still to...

>> reporter: well, nothing is for sure in this extraordinary operation, george. because of the technical and dangerous nature of getting those boys through those narrow cave systems and out into the outside world. so there is a sense of activity, a flurry of activity if you will around the cave system this morning. the expectation is because it went reasonably well yesterday, so well in fact that three of the boys were able to be sent by ambulance and one by helicopter to a nearby hospital, that...

We were about two miles back from the front and even if that distance you got smacked in the chest, got the wind knocked out of you and it looked like a giant nuclear mushroom cloud going off. so the next day when we went back up the mountainside, we could see that many of the caves stms had collapsed and lot of the top of the mountain was sort of crispy from the effects. so it is a massively scary and effective bomb. my conversations with officials in kabul theyve told me that general nicholson...