Yim Saan Hotel & Restaurant
Travel Blogs from Belmopan
Last FULL DAY :)
... with the residents. They helped the residents make beanbags using socks and beans and used them to play catch and throw. In the afternoon Group 2 made there way over to the hospital and saw a variety of patients including ankle fractures, tibia fibula fracture, stroke, scoliosis and severe lower back pain. Again the students took all their knowledge and worked with minimal resources to make suggestions to the patients. ...
Spelunking in the Jungle
... artifacts were first discovered by modern people, and in 1998 the Belize Department of Archeology began allowing a select handful of guides to bring small groups inside. Because of this strict standard, most of the existing artifacts have remained in place, just as they were left by the ancient Mayas. National Geographic has named this particular cave as one of the best in the world, even filming a documentary about it. Because of Pook's Hill Lodge's close proximity to the ...
Nature Walks, Croquet, and Lots of Mosquitoes
... the infestation. Ray downplayed all of it and basically pooh-poohed the very real (to us) and alarming occurrence of scorpions, commenting that their sting is no worse than being stung by a bee. Apparently their presence is a normal occurrence in the dry season and to be expected. Nevertheless, he offered to move Pat and Lucy to a different bungalow.
At 9 a.m. Bill and I joined a nature walk with some of the other ...
Last stop in Belize
... Howler Monkeys in the distance calling and fighting each other and once at the top of the main pyramid we got an amazing view of the surrounding land and every now and then the top of a tree would move when a monkey lept from one to another or stood there shaking it. On the east and west side of the main pyramid are some very impressive freezes and from the top is an amazing view of the whole site and nearby Guatemala. There were a few small ...
San Ignacio Day 1
... at $80USD. Ouch. But I knew it was negotiable, so thats what I did. AT later said they were glad they were with someone that would bargain. Hah, it does not come natural for an American certainly. But I got them to do $65 each for the three of us which was pretty good. Definitely a skill to work on, it will be important in many parts of the world. After that we went for food at a very nice restauraunt, I had some lamb curry with veggies and rice. I'll ...