Hotel de la Fuente Orange Walk

... managed to stumble into a lovely hotel with the nicest owner ever, she brought us down cake she just made, then showed us to our heavenly room, air conditioned, clean and all fancy soaps, comfort yes, budget out the window but hey... p.s name of it Orchard Palm Inn if any of you happen to stumble that way...

Following money we set of for our tour of the ruins at Lamanai, not cheap at $45,this involves a 2 hour boat trip down the ...

... of the best examples of Mayan art have been recovered from the site and are on display in the Belize musium. The breath taking views and vistas are accessable and steps have been taken to preserve the historical site for future generations. Admission is $10 US - the fee is used to upkeep the site.

Today we left the camp and drove to the N.W. of the country through the main Mennonite settlement. These are another strong religious sect that originated in Germany; they still speak an old dialect of German. The men must always wear hats, even in bed, the ladies have to cover their hair, black if married or white if single. They have no electricity, still use horse and carts, some still use horses in the fields as ...

On leaving Caye Caulker we decided to stop at a town called Orange Walk before we headed to Mexico. The main (well, only) reason for stopping here was to visit the Mayan ruins of Lamanai which are accessed by boat from Orange Walk. The boat journey was the highlight of the trip as we got to see crocodiles, massive iguanas and loads of different birds. As the boat arrived, our ...

We wake and head two door down to Luigi's for breakfast. Quite good, actually. Eggs with tomato and onion to me. Next up, Lamani tour. We're not big on tour guides generally, but Lamani is quite difficult to get to and generally requires a boat ride 32 miles or so up the New River. On the way there, we spot several birds species and some fruit bats. Our guide Wilfredo tells us the fruit bats are the 8th wonder of the world. It's quite chilly ...

WOW this town was wierd. It was your typical central American town with a laid-back Caribbean feel (although it is nowhere near the coast) and was full of Menonites which are German descendants who have settled in Belize and live a basic farming life without electricity or running water. They all look like they have stepped straight off a Texan ranch or something... wierd. The reason we were in town was to visit some more Mayan ruins at nearby Lamanai. They were prety spectacular.