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Belize: Caye Caulker

In a deliberate attempt to relax (something I suck at), I decided to spend a few days on a tiny island in …

Belize: Belize City

I stayed for a couple days in Belize City, which had a bizarre, relaxing effect on me.  I couldn’t even type fast.  …

Belize: Belize Zoo

[Main entrance sign: "The Belize Zoo: A Haven for Wildlife"] The Belize Zoo is a relatively small zoo, spread out on 29 …

Guatemala: Canopy Tour (Tikal)

I signed up for the zip-line canopy tour…partially because I thought it’d be fun to swing around between trees, and partially because …

Guatemala: Tikal (Yavin 4)

Where is the rebel base? Not on Dantooine…or even on Yavin 4…no, the rebels were in northern Guatemala. [Anna’s picture of Tikal, …

Mexico: Chiapas: Agua Clara

[Bridge over Agua Clara] Agua Clara’s blue-green waters may make it worth viewing, but the real draw to this other 30-minute side …

Mexico: Chiapas: Misol-Ha

[Approaching the Misol-Ha waterfall] With the sun shining down from the top of the waterfall, and the stone path leading down to …

Mexico: Palenque

[Palenque ruins - back door] Unknowingly, I entered the Palenque ruins site from the back door, which means I then got the …

Mexico: Edzna

[Random unrestored structure with tunnel] On entering Edzna, after trudging through a length of mud and jungle – during which time I …