San Ignacio

Prelude
2 days before the race
Our team went out for a practice run on the Macal river. After a couple of hours of canoeing we got back onto shore in our green plastic canoe and met a Belizean who was worried about us taking this boat in the race.
We questioned his concern and he told us […]

Well folks, it’s official, I am now a competitor in La Ruta Maya canoe race. This is a 4 day, 3 night event of grueling paddling in teams of three people per canoe down the Belize river from San Ignacio to the sea in Belize city.
I’m going to be paddling a canoe for 4 days […]

Mark, Charlotte, her daughter Kelsea, and I, all went to check out one of the local Mayan ruins called El Pilar. This site has a long forgotten history, and is mostly burried beneath the jungle, with many of the temples still awaiting excavation so that the history and culture of this grand Mayan civilization can […]

The trip from San Ignacio to Guatemala’s ancient city Tikal was absolutely incredible. This Mayan sacred site is a must see for anyone travelling through the area or near it. It’s an ancient city which is still being excavated and has numerous tall towering temple structures that look over the high canopy of the tropical […]

I went on a trek with Mark and some other tourists we met in town a few days previously. Our journey was to the Rio Frio caves and to some secret waterfall spots.
It took a lot of driving on dirt roads and ended up raining too so things were muddy. The rain slowed down when […]

I’ve been here in San Ignacio, Belize now for over a week and I’m enjoying myself immensely.
Ok, so I must admit that I haven’t done a lot of exploring yet or anything. My first few days were spent trying to get our internet working to speed, and finding a work-around to get Skype working (It […]