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Jungle river cruise and Lamanai ruins
... crocodile which is the most aggressive of crocks as it is able to chomp off a person’s head—its grip comes not from its jaw but from the chest area. There are no alligators in Belize, just crocodiles. Some crocs grow to over twenty feet long.
We see mangrove swallows which sleep during the day and hunt at night. Overhead, Amir points out the bright green snake cactus wound around the trees with their trunks in water. We find the plant amazing in ...
Orange Walk Town
... name, as she had thought! When she said, “no muella”, he ran away. All in all, as Helen recounts it, this part of our Orange Walk adventure truly was the highlight of our day!
We leave the school yard, and despite the fierce heat, eventually find the Lonely Planet-recommended western-style bakery Panificadora La Popular and enjoy tasty crème brulee outside on the steps (no eating inside) and share a brittle but sweet elongated cookie. ...
Ice Factory, Mennonite People and Lamanai Ruins
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- Smallpox and Measles, a by-product of the marauding, rum-swilling, invaders, were the biggest killers of the Mayan population,
- Dr David Pendergast was the lead archaeologist and Dr Simon Martin was responsible for much interpretation and, judging by the number of times he mentioned their names, in full, it was clear that they were both heroes of our guide,
- and finally, and perhaps best of all, the Spaniards got the name of this site wrong! ...
Back to our Beautiful Belize for Exceptional Curry
... carry us away as there were so many. We believed him as he was doing himself out of business as the way to get there is by boat and he charges a lot for that pleasure. He thinks that the Mayans knew enough to plant mosquito-attracting plants when they were forced to leave and now we are bitten in the interests of seeing their ruins :-)
Corozal is on a very calm bay and our hotel overlooked it so a very pretty view to enjoy. We went off for a stroll, ...
The Mayan Ruins of Lamanai
... and doing nothing.
By the way, thank you to my brother, Todd, for letting me use his pack. It's been absolutely perfect. I kept the weight under 20 lbs, so I'm having NO trouble carrying it on planes, buses, and jungle river boats. And apparently it's waterproof, since our 12 person boat got swamped from a sudden downpour, and then a passing OCEANliner (practically) and it sat in a pool of water for an hour after that. It was funny. Onwards!
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