The Zoo!!! And San Ignacio. (Or, the day 5 Gringos wandered around a strange city at night)
December 17th 2012 After our goodbye to our Soviet-Bloc friends, we caught an early morning bus to Belize City, then to San Ignacio, our stepping stone into the next country, Guatemala. The busses are very crowded and we ended up standing, which is not a big deal, but different than I'm used to. Also different is that there are both a driver and a ticket-taker on the bus, who collects cash and checks tickets on
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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 
