Caye Caulker

I don't Belize it!

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October 17th 2011
17th Oct ’11 Tulum to Caye Caulker, Belize Left after a reasonable sleep, again just dived into bed! Then packed up all our soggy gear. In one of the other huts they had been visited by a rat! I blocked our hole up with one of Howard's boots, the 2 Aussie lads had been attacked by ants in their beds, so we probably got off lightly! We travelled by minibus today down to the port of Chetemal ... 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