Caracol, Belize

Travel Blogs from Caracol (5)

Caracol, Caracol, Belize travel blog
Caracol
May 23, 2008

... we made our way to the military checkpoint to get an armed escort for the 38 km drive to the Mayan ruins at Caracol. Apparently some ex Guatemalan Special Forces are active, stealing artefacts from the ruins and robbing tourists if they get the chance. No ...

A travel blog entry by mikeandmary
Organized tours are the work of something sinister, San Ignacio/ Caracol, Belize travel blog
Organized tours are the work of something sinister
Jan 9, 2008

... toured the sites and could wait for people in "organized tours" to get out of the way or try and rush past them.  In Belize, the sites are often so difficult to get to that it is nearly impossible to get there without a guide. After a 3.5 hour tour ...

A travel blog entry by azmarine
Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Caracol, Belize travel blog
Green Hills Butterfly Ranch
Oct 27, 2008

... dilapidated base, the next stop was the Green Hills Butterfly Ranch.  This farm was a unique experience for us.  Belize is actually the natural habitat for these butterflies, so the greenhouse is just enclosed in netting with some cover for ...

A travel blog entry by nate-n-amy
Rio Frio Cave, Caracol, Belize travel blog
Rio Frio Cave
Oct 27, 2008

Just before reaching the impassable section of road, we had picked up a couple of Belizean soldiers as a mandatory armed escort to Caracol, so they accompanied us to the Rio Frio "Cave," which is a actually a huge tunnel that has been dug out by ...

A travel blog entry by nate-n-amy

Forum Discussions on Caracol (4)

Newbie to Belize
Posted on Sep 24, 2009, 18:47:23
... renting a 4x4 in Belize City to travel to San Ignacio for 4 nights at Chaa Creek. We want to definitely see Tikal, ATM & Caracol. We will probably take tours thru PACZ. Since we will have a vehicle I have read that the fine folks at PACZ will have a ...
Newbie to Belize
Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 17:12:49
... Caracol archeological site will look a bit tame after Tikal, so make sure you see Tikal first. To be honest I prefer Xunantunich to Caracol, but that's a personal opinion. You can do Xunantunich on your own, and it's fun to cross the river on the ...
Newbie to Belize
Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 17:13:50
Belay that comment. It's see Caracol (or Xunantunich) first, then Tikal.
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Posted on Sep 18, 2009, 16:28:18
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