A Belizean birthday party on Goff's Caye

Caracol and the Mountain Pine Ridge in Belize: Bandits, mud, the Mayan capital and water falls

Speedboat cruise through the jungle to the Maya site Lamanai

Orange Walk, La Milpa and Chan Chich: Spiders, Snakes and Crocs

Garifuna Settlement Day 2011 in Hopkins, Belize

Category Archives: English articles

Playlist: Roadtrips

9. September 2011 at 01:31

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Here’s a collection of our favorite songs to listen to on roadtrips. Let’s see how long the youtube videos will work (if they work at all for some of you) – the way youtube is going right now, there’s no reason to be too hopeful. I added some itunes store links where you can listen […]

Belize Lionman 2011: Olympic Distance Triathlon

5. September 2011 at 17:43

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Triathlons in Belize The Belize National Triathlon Association is the official and internationally recognized body of triathletes in Belize. They organize a number of events year round, including: Super Sprint: 250m swim, 6.6 mile/10.6 km cycle, 1 mile/1.6 km run Sprint: 750m swim, 15 mile/24.1 km  cycle, 3.5 mile/5.6 km run Olympic: 1500m swim, 24.8 […]

Scuba and Seafood on Caye Caulker

5. September 2011 at 03:13

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Deutsche Version: Tauchen und Entspannen auf Caye Caulker Facts about Caye Caulker Caye Caulker is a 4 mile long sand island off of the coast of Belize. As opposed to Ambergris Caye with its posh upscale condos and millionaire homes, Caye Caulker is a backpacker and ex-hippie haven. Caye Caulker is tattoed, sometimes stoned and […]

Snapshot Sunday: Girl selling art in front of Lubaantun maya ruin in Belize

4. September 2011 at 00:01

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How to survive in Belize City

3. September 2011 at 01:11

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View along Memorial Park, Belize CityView along Memorial Park, Belize City

In a nutshell Belize is a safe country. But Belize City is not a particularly safe city – unless you adhere to some basic rules: Know where you’re going before you go. Research any area you go to before – what to expect, how to get there, how to get away. Avoid the south. (Generally […]

Starting the September Celebrations on St. George’s Caye

1. September 2011 at 03:20

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St. George’s Caye The first, historic capital of Belize is a small island off the coast of Belize – about 30 minutes from Belize Cityby boat. There is a resort on the island and a few privately owned homes – in 2000 there were about 100 inhabitants on the island. The houses stand one next […]

The day I didn’t see the Black Hole Drop

30. August 2011 at 17:07

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Deutsche Version: Der Tag an dem ich den Black Hole Drop nicht sah. You see, the problem is the monkey. He lives inside of me. Whenever I stand close to an edge, try to make casual conversation on a balcony or attend a meeting in a modest all-glass meeting room on the modest 30th floor […]

History on a Maya hill

25. August 2011 at 02:47

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Florencio Mess tuning his traditional Mayan harp, Belize

Punta Gorda is way down south in Belize. Even though there is one more town farther down the road, Punta Gorda is start and end to a lot of journeys through Belize because this is where the water taxis go back and forth between Belize and Guatemala. We drive into the center of town, marked […]