2007 November, Belize

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It's said that one can see more jaguar big cats than road signs in Belize ... I wouldn't know, but where are we again ?

We settle for less than our palacial norm due to a spot of 'light' rain	The morning after we were swimming on the bike	Allowing the rain water to drain out of the ear ...
some fast food in ...	Orange Walk town
	Trip to Lamanai, large Mayan site near Orange Walk
This river, called 'New River' by the Spanish conquistadors as they couldn't pronounce the Mayan word, flows from the highlands of Guatemala past Tikal and was used for trade between the sites	Along the river to Lamanai
a baby croc	A Mayan site Lamanai (originally Laman Ayin aka submerged crocodile) was still populated as late as the early 1900s ... possibly due to the presence of a river & lake for irrigation	Guess the flower
	best to stay ahead

Tallest temple in Lamanai

The Spanish found 730 temples at Lamanai, and the head honcho at the time vowed to build a church for every one ... 5 were built, that's builders for you ! ;)

360 view from the tallest temple

	Belize City
	If a crab no waak, e no get fat; if e waak too much, e lose e claw
	new experiences, while necessary, can meet with misadventure
		We leave the bike in Orange Walk as Belize is notorious for after dark activities ...
	Caye Caulker
small axe fall big tree		size is not always decisive in a conflict
	wen cockroach mek dance, e no invite fowl
cockroaches dont invite chickens to their ball		if you hang out with unsavourary characters, you're looking for trouble
		practising for next role ...
sunrise		the commuting can be tough
	San Ignacio
Sheltering in a cafe from the tropical rain	Sheltering in a bus stop	sheltering in another bus stop
if you kyaan't ketch Harry, ketch e shirt	if you cant catch Harry, catch his shirt	take whatever you can get
		what better place than to shelter in a bar ?
no change I black daag for monkey	dont change a black dog for a monkey	things which superficially resemble one another can be quite different in reality