The lake at El Remate

San Ignacio to Guatemala - Day 3

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July 11th 2008
San Ignacio Woke up in San Ignacio and ambled down to the bus plaza around 9am to head to the Guatemala border. The bus wasn´t very crowded and we climbed the hiull up and away from the town. It was a very lush, beautiful area with more hills and ranges than we saw yesterday on the way from Bze City to We arrived at the Belizean ´border town´of Benque within 30 min or so. It isn´t ... read more

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Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize (formerly British Honduras) until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. The country remains... ... read more