River ride

Lamanai

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July 16th 2012
July 16 - Today was a good day. I got up at 6:00am and had some cereal, and then headed to the water taxi for the 7:00am boat. At the dock in Belize City I met Major Tom and the two other people on the tour with us, Fran and Jim from Philly. We had to drive quite a way to get to the boat that would take us to Lamanai, one of the Mayan ruins in the area. Belize is full of Mayan ruins, and Lamanai i ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Belize » Belize District

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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