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San Ignacio

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Belmopan

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Xunantunich

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Ontario Village

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Benque Viejo

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Cahal Pech

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Black Rock

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Benque Viejo del Carmen

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Bullet Tree Falls

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Santa Elena

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San Ignacio  

Caves and Tubing

Caves and Tubing, San Ignacio

 12 Reviews  One of our two prime objectives of staying in the San Ignacio area was to explore a Mayan cave. The particular one that we wanted to see was Actun Tunichil Muknal (known as ATM or 'Cave of the Crystal... 

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Xunantunich

Xunantunich, San Ignacio

 8 Reviews  Xunantunich was one of my favourite Mayan ruins in Belize. Unlike most of the other ruins I was able to investigate this large ruin on my own, so I could climb up and down the large pyramids and tombs... 

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Tikal

Tikal, San Ignacio

 4 Reviews  At Clarissa Falls, Mark will arrange the entire trip to Tikal--just tell him when you want to go---its about $100 per person. He drove us to the border, walked us over, and introduced us to the... 

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Falls and Mountain Pine Ridge

Falls and Mountain Pine Ridge, San Ignacio

 4 Reviews  This is believed to be the highest waterfall in Central America and is actually over 1,500 ft to the bottom. A viewing platform overlooks the falls. There is a short scenic trail around the escarpment... 

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Hannah's Restaurant

Hannah's Restaurant, San Ignacio

 6 Reviews  Hannah's ingredients are for the most part organic. They apparently have their own farm from which they get their meat and eggs. You can definitely taste the quality. Also they have fantastic... 

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Cahal Peche

Cahal Peche, San Ignacio

 7 Reviews  I enjoyed Cahal Pech much more than I thought I would. It doesn't have the large, impressive looking structures like Xunantunich or Caracol, but it had several smaller structures and lots of hallways... 

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Tours

Tours, San Ignacio

 6 Reviews  All of our tours in the San Ignacio area originated from Belize CIty. Prior to going to Belize I contacted pacztours and scheduled a trip to ATM for me and my family. Pacztours picked us up in Belize... 

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Martha's Restaurant

Martha's Restaurant, San Ignacio

 6 Reviews  Martha's Restaurant is located in the heart of San Ignacio. The ambience is certainly nicer than a couple of restaurants we tried, and we appreciated the A/C that was provided while indoors. The... 

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Serendib

Serendib, San Ignacio

 5 Reviews  I have a tendency to try out different cuisines in the most unlikely places (like Mexican in New Delhi). In San Ignacio I found a restaurant serving Sri Lankan food. This turned into a good choice as... 

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Suspension Bridge

Suspension Bridge, San Ignacio

 2 Reviews  San Ignacio is across the Macal River from their sister city of Santa Elena. To get from one side of the river to the other you must cross the one-lane Hawksworth Bridge - Belize's only suspension... 

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Belmopan  

Mopan River Resort

Mopan River Resort, Belmopan

 1 Review  Mopan River Resort's food is outstanding! Miss Pam, as gracious husband Jay likes to call her, has bookshelf after bookshelf in their hacienda devoted to cooking. She loves to cook, took a culinary... 

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Ontario Village  

Sunny's Kitchen

Sunny's Kitchen, Ontario Village

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 Mick, our guide blazed trails for us as we explored his property. He showed us Mayan sites and caves. Here's our party waiting for more trail to appear. 

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Caracol, El Pilar, Blue Hole Nat'l Park and MORE!

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  My Cayo District page will mostly be about Caracol, since it didn't have a specific category. Caracol was a 3 hour (bumpy) drive from the main road in San Ignacio. But it was worth the drive! It was... 

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In The Jungle of Western Belize

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 Mountain Pine Ridge is an odd section of Belize. One minute you're traveling through tropical jungle, the next you're in Vermont. Not really, of course, but the abrupt change in vegetation made me... 

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Under construction

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 At this bridge is the only traffic light in the country outside of Belize city. This traffic light controlled the traffic over the bridge across the Macal river. The bridge was wide enough for only...... 

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The Cayo

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Cayo District. I'd love to share with you the 2 tips I've written, the 3 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Into the Jungle

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 The Region of Belize is full of wild jungles, roaring rivers, ancient Mayan sites, Limestone cliffs, caves and sinkholes as well as the capital Belmopan, Santa Elena and San Ignacio. I stayed at the... 

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