Travels in Belize & Guatemala

Welcome to Belize
Welcome to Belize
Entrance to the Barton Creek Cave
Entrance to the Barton Creek Cave
Our guide Geraldo entering the cave
Our guide Geraldo entering the cave
A mile in and the low clearance is quite scary
A mile in and the low clearance is quite scary
A skull - evidence of human sacrifice
A skull - evidence of human sacrifice
More twists and turns
More twists and turns
We at last emerge back into the sunlight
We at last emerge back into the sunlight
We were bombarded by these break-dancing beetles
We were bombarded by these break-dancing beetles
The boat that took us to Topoxté Island - Guatemala
The boat that took us to Topoxté Island - Guatemala
Keep your hands 
in the boat
Keep your hands
in the boat
Topoxté - the largest of the Postclassic Maya sites
Topoxté - the largest of the Postclassic Maya sites
Main pyramid at Topoxté
Main pyramid at Topoxté
Tikal - one of the major Classic Maya cities - Guatemala
Tikal - one of the major Classic Maya cities - Guatemala
Pith helmets at Tikal
Pith helmets at Tikal
Tikal Skyline
Tikal Skyline
Walking Tree
Walking Tree
Suspension bridge - Ixpanpajul Nature Reserve
Suspension bridge - Ixpanpajul Nature Reserve
A strangler fig 
taking over its host
A strangler fig
taking over its host
A giant ceiba tree
A giant ceiba tree
Seriously dangerous spines of the “give and take” tree
Seriously dangerous spines of the “give and take” tree
With red peeling skin, this medicinal tree is called the tourist tree
With red peeling skin, this medicinal tree is called the tourist tree
Yaxha - a large but remote Classic Maya site - Guatemala
Yaxha - a large but remote Classic Maya site - Guatemala
Howler monkeys in the trees at Yaxha
Howler monkeys in the trees at Yaxha
Loulou & Pamela at Yaxha
Loulou & Pamela at Yaxha