Blogs from Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 106

The Cockscomb Basin Jaguar Preserve is the first and only jaguar preserve in the world. It is located at the base of Victoria Peak (tallest mountain in Belize at 3675 feet), and covers about 150 square miles. The Jaguar being the 3rd largest member of the cat family prefers to "see" rather than be seen. You're more likely to see prints than the animal itself, however, the rainy season will afford you the best chance. We didn't see any Jaguars while we were there. Other wildlife there include: Jaguarundi, Peccary, Howler monkey, Gibnut, Agouti, Coatamundi, Puma, Ocelots, snakes and 300 species of birds. Some of the birds we saw while there were: Macaw, the Great Curossow and Keel-billed Toucan. We encountered Army Ants, they are quite nasty looking and fairly good sized. The plant life is ... read more

Placencia offers some good exploring of jungle areas. We took a one hour boat ride to Monkey River. On our boat ride, we went around lagoons and saw Iguanas that were 4 feet. This was a prelude to the wildlife that we were about to see. Once we docked, we put on rubber boots and trekked about 2 miles into the jungle. I was glad we had rubber boots as it had rained briefly in the jungle, my long pants came in handy since there was an abundance of mosquitos but since I had Deet on, I didn't receive any bites. We saw Black Howler Monkeys, which were the size of chimps. Luckily, we were in a "safe" range, as one of the males in the tree decided he had to pee, so we didn't experience ... read more

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