Due to the limestone strata there are many freshwater springs in the area.
Typically this will involve a cover of sandstone overlying limestone strata undergoing solution.
In some places, large sections of limestone strata and reef deposits are composed largely of their shells.
It is thought that the sandstone has been let down several hundred feet in places due to the removal by solution of limestone strata.
Fossils from the devonian can be found within the limestone strata.
It is hewn from solid limestone strata.
Spring water with a slight alkalinity, such as that imparted by the limestone strata, is especially suitable for watercress.
It was formed by the action of Cougar Brook on a soft limestone strata.
A Geodiversity audit of the site was carried out in 2004, which highlighted the limestone strata and fossils identified.
The park is located on a layer of limestone strata, the largest area of protected karst in Belize.