Martha's Guesthouse San Ignacio

Today we went to Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave which was explored by archaeologists in 1985, 93-95 and then opened for tourists in 98. It is full of Mayan artefacts from rituals and sacrifices which they undertook in 'Xibalba' or the underworld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xibalba). Only two tour companies are allowed to take tourists into the caves and there are rumours that the cave will not be open to tourists for much longer due to ...

... I know cuz I seen it on Google Maps. I did a nifty panoramic video sweep from up here. I think my camera must have got vertigo, because there's no sign of it on the camera's memory card. We'll just have to go back... Back down, then, stopping for a family snap at the East Frieze, before heading back down the hill ...

... we reached San Ignacio at around 1.30pm where we got a taxi to the Parrots Nest which was a few miles out of town in the middle of nowhere. We booked it because in the guide book it said you stay in tree houses which sounded like fun. <br><br>We checked in and immediately started to wonder why we'd decided to come here - there was noone else around, we were in the middle of nowhere and the 'tree house' was not quite as idylic as it sounded - it just ...

... today. Here is a description of what I did. In short, I trekked through the rainforest for an hour, crossed the river 3 times, swam in the cave for almost 2 hours, then rockclimbed for a few metres up the cave wall to get to the dry chamber. This was full of Mayan pottery and skeletons of children and adults who were sacrificed centuries ago. This is the ...

... stop looking at eve I know shes beautiful she like you is made in my image, and I know shes unlike anything else in the universe, but focus okay now tend the garden easy enough its perfect but theirs is things to be done. But really the big thing ,don't eat of the tree in the center of the garden , everything else is amazing, as I declared when I made so all you can eat all the time except the one tree, eve that goes for you to. Fast forward to eves conversation ...

... into a streetside gutter. (I'm sorry to relate that unfortunate event to others Marieke, I hope you forgive me...it was kinda funny, but only because you weren't hurt). My first day in Belize with Marieke and her friend Natalie was pretty sweet. We grabbed some food and then headed to the Mayan ruins of Cahal Pech, located atop a large hill in San Ignacio. I was expecting some small ruins, maybe a couple buildings...but oh, was I wrong. Cahal Pech (literally- the place of ticks ...

... Georgeville and along the road to Douglas da Silva, this time though we were in the back of a pick-up en route to the Barton Creek Cave. We had already been advised we could not drive ourselves as the road is too narrow. The tour consists of an hours drive to get there; we passed acres and acres of orange trees as well as lots of strict Mennonite properties. On arrival at the cave it was into canoes complete with the guide and we each had a 12 ...