Belize and Guatemala

Ten days spread split between the coast of Belize, inland and into to Guatemala - from Ambergris Caye in the Belize District (Caribbean beach) to San Ignacio/Santa Elena in the Cayo District (rainforest/mountains). Maya ruins of Tik'al and Cahal Pech, Barton Creek Cave and others. It felt more like three weeks, in a good way! I'd like to say hello, and thank you to all the wonderful people we've met on this journey of a lifetime.

Ambergris Caye, Belize 80 photos Ambergris Caye is the largest island in Belize, and the main destination for travellers to this western Caribbean nation. San Pedro is the only town on the island. Ambergris Caye has been the hub of Belizean area maritime trade for centuries. Fishing, coconuts, and chicle were historic means ... Tik'al, Guatemala 55 photos Tik'al is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now modern-day northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén, the site is part of Guatemala's Tikal ...

Barton Creek Cave, Belize 31 photos Tucked within the small Mennonite community of Barton Creek, along the Cayo District’s Chiquibul Road, are the cool, dark caverns of Barton Creek Cave. Barton Creek Cave was a center for ritualistic activities including human sacrifices, bloodletting rituals and fertility rites. Like an idiot, I forgot to change modes on ... Maya Mountain Lodge, Belize 14 photos Maya Mountain Lodge is a friendly, family-run jungle lodge & tour operation located near San Ignacio in Belize's Cayo District, Belize's most visited ecotourism destination. From here we visited Tik'al, Cahal Pech, Barton Creek Cave and other local spots - and that's not even the half of what is ...

Cahal Pech, Belize 57 photos Cahal Pech is a Maya site located near the Town of San Ignacio in the Cayo District of Belize. The site was a palacio home for an elite Maya family, and though most major construction dates to the Classic period, evidence of continuous habitation has been dated to ... The Belize Zoo, Belize 32 photos The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is settled upon 29 acres of tropical savanna and exhibits over 125 animals all native to Belize. The zoo keeps animals which were either orphaned, born at the zoo, rehabilitated animals, or sent to The Belize Zoo as gifts from ...