Finca Beach House and Cabana
Travel Blogs from Placencia
Placencia, the aftermath of Easter
... were quite apologetic claiming that it was the result of the Easter holiday crowds and that it wasn’t usually this bad. We found a stretch in front of some beach chalets that seemed fairly clean. The chalets didn’t appear to be occupied and so we were cheeky and used their beach chairs. We had the place to ourselves for a few hours but then we heard the dulcet tones of some young Americans approaching and the peace was broken. We adjourned to ...
Exciting Day for Birthday Boy
... the expats' hangout: Mangos, which is right on Maya Beach. The beach was a little cleaner than Placencia's beach. The bar/restaurant sported a beach volleyball court. We tested Simone's skills in the sand. Two against one of course since she had the advantage, having played volleyball since 6th grade. Shawnet and I gave it our all. We were no competition, so I gave up and grabbed a margarita. Shawnet did not partake even though she ...
One Love
... park crew trying to keep the encroaching jungle at bay. And normally the park ranger posted at the top of the pyramid to prevent
unauthorized climbing doesn’t lead you around the barricade and under scaffolding to proudly present the full panoramic view. But this is Guatemala, and we like it.
We return to Cayes Caulkerfor our some more snorkelling. Our trip includes a stop at shark ray alley,where we swim with stingrays and ...
Here Kitty, kitty, kitty.....
... we settled for just a short trip to the Cockscomb Basin Sanctuary instead. As we rousted everyone up and out (another late night of cards and Cubans for the young folks) made our favorite breakfast of rice beans, tortillas, cheese and fruit, we rallied our enthusiasm despite the ongoing down pour.
Another side note, in Belize, there is some special food language. Rice beans is a mixture of white rice cooked with red kidney beans. Now this is very good when you ...
Paradise found!
... It's Anthony, the security guard. We had read on line and heard from people at the airport that there had been an invasion robbery here several weeks ago. Per our source at the airport, the 2 ladies and 2 girls had not locked there doors at night and woke up to find a local taking a five finger discount of their wallet and laptop.Our source went onto say the women were "alternative types"....i.e. lots of piecings, tattoos, and red and pink hair. It ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Beach
- Kitchenette
- Free parking
- Pets allowed