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Bird Brains and Rocks in Our Heads – Crab-Catcher Lagoon and Lamanai Mayan Ruins, Belize
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 29 June 2010
Belize is teeming with wildlife and the remains of ancient Mayan cities. The two go particularly well together just up the New River from Orange Walk Town where the bird-rich Crab-Catcher Lagoon laps at the doorstep of the fascinating rocky remains of a major Mayan city. Crab-Catcher Lagoon is 28 miles long and, at times, it feels more like a winding river with its many arms and channels–some of them dredged and created by the Mayans as a way to bring water to their city at Lamanai.
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Jungle Surprises – Northern Belize
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 22 June 2010
We were in a hurry. The border crossing from Chetumal, Mexico to Corozal, Belize was painless, however, it still took longer than we anticipated to get to the border and then get across it. With dusk approaching we drove through Orange Walk Town, made our turn toward a village called Yo Creek then high-tailed it north toward Chan Chich Lodge, jouncing over increasingly pot-holed dirt roads interspersed with even more brutal sections of eroded-pavement (there’s a reason most lodge guests fly in).
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Wolf’s Place in Cayo District
Blog: The Belize Travel Experience - 22 April 2010
On my last trip to Belize I took some time away from island life on Caye Caulker and went to travel in the jungle for a few days. The area I visited is called Cayo district. While staying in Ontario village with my friend Patrick’s family we walked to the next village. In the village [...] Related posts:Life with a Belizean Family
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