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Travel: Under the spell of astonishing Belize" This Central American country tucked between Mexico and Guatemala has long been popular with the backpack set. It's known mainly for its spectacular barrier reef — at 185 miles the longest in the Western Hemisphere — and a lifestyle so laid back it's practically prone. But now more and more U.S. travelers are discovering the country's inland activities as well. Belize's lush tropical rain forests are home to a host of soft adventure options — jungle trekking, birding, canoeing, rafting, horseback riding and exploring ancient Mayan ruins." - K.C. Summers
The Washington Post has recently complimented Belize with a well researched story on our natural wonders. Author K.C. Summers spent some time here and opens the piece thus: "Shadows flicker on the cave walls as I first walk, then slip and finally slide on my rear down the mud-slick passageway, toward the center of the Earth. I squeeze past boulders, climb rebar ladders and grasp knotted rope lines in an attempt to stay upright. Then I round a bend and stop, speechless. "Illuminated in the dim glow of my headlamp are scores of large ceramic pots, scattered on the dirt floor and lined up on high ledges — some clay-colored, most burnished deep brown, many more than two feet in diameter. They lie just as they were set down by the Mayans centuries ago in this little-known cavern in the mountains of western Belize. "Two days later, I'm snorkeling off the coast of Ambergris Caye, nearly spitting out my mouthpiece in amazement. I've swum the waters of half a dozen Caribbean islands, but never before have I seen such a vast array of marine life in one place. Rainbow parrotfish and yellowtail snappers, blue-spotted damsels and striped sergeant majors, four-foot nurse sharks and playful stingrays — I feel like an extra in a Discovery Channel special. In Belize, you're speechless a lot. Get used to it. " You can read the full article here.
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