
Welcome to Belize

Entrance to the Barton Creek Cave

Our guide Geraldo entering the cave

A mile in and the low clearance is quite scary

A skull - evidence of human sacrifice

More twists and turns

We at last emerge back into the sunlight

We were bombarded by these break-dancing beetles

The boat that took us to Topoxté Island - Guatemala

Keep your hands
in the boat

Topoxté - the largest of the Postclassic Maya sites

Main pyramid at Topoxté

Tikal - one of the major Classic Maya cities - Guatemala

Pith helmets at Tikal

Tikal Skyline

Walking Tree

Suspension bridge - Ixpanpajul Nature Reserve

A strangler fig
taking over its host

A giant ceiba tree

Seriously dangerous spines of the “give and take” tree

With red peeling skin, this medicinal tree is called the tourist tree

Yaxha - a large but remote Classic Maya site - Guatemala

Howler monkeys in the trees at Yaxha

Loulou & Pamela at Yaxha