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Published: February 25th 2006
We left Belize this am, first in "collective" taxi to the border and then a collective mini bus to Flores. The collectives collect passengers til they are full to bursting....it cost $3.oo for a 2 hour trip!
Belize was really wonderful! The people are charming and kind and helpful and the country itself is beautiful. We spent our last few days staying at the Parrot Nest in Bullet Tree Falls (named after the rapids there in the Mopan river...and the trees which are made of very hard wood...bullets will bounce off them). The Parrot Nest was great....the manager, who is the owners' daughter, cooks breakfast and dinner for guests and the food was delicious....
Many Americans are settling in the area...both to retire and to start tourism businesses. It is very easy to become a Belize citizen.
We are now staying on an island, which holds the town of Flores. It is in a large lake, and was once the site of a Mayan city which the Spanish competely destroyed...it is now full of hotels, cafes, and restuarants. We will stay here for 2 to 3 days and use this as a base to visit the extensive ruins
Inside the cave
There were 3 kinds of bats...some places had 100 foot ceilings and in other places we ahd lay flat in the canoe to pass through..!at Tikal.
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Bev
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Greetings from Neshanic - 28 degrees!
Thanks for sending your Blog to us. We are enjoying your descriptions and photos. You can keep the tarantulas though! Enjoy!