Monday
On Monday we decided to check out our first Mayan ruin. They are scattered all over Belize. We went to one called Xunantunich. It was active from 300 AD to about 900 AD. We took a bus to the river and then had a 1 mile hike in (BTW we found out that the temperature that day was 100 degrees!). From there we entered the grounds and hiked around for about 2 hours. We climbed one of the biggest ruins and you could see Guatemala from the top. Guatemala borders Belize to the west and south. Mexico is north. It was absolutely beautiful! It is amazing to see these relics from the past and to try and image life as it was in the time of the Mayans.
After Xunantunich we went into town and explored a little of San Ignacio. It is relatively large city based on Belize standards. We ate lunch at a place called Hannnah’s that served curry and I love curry. This was the day we did that hike up the hill that I mentioned. By the time we got home we were spent. We took the rest of the day off and lounged at the pool.
On Monday we decided to check out our first Mayan ruin. They are scattered all over Belize. We went to one called Xunantunich. It was active from 300 AD to about 900 AD. We took a bus to the river and then had a 1 mile hike in (BTW we found out that the temperature that day was 100 degrees!). From there we entered the grounds and hiked around for about 2 hours. We climbed one of the biggest ruins and you could see Guatemala from the top. Guatemala borders Belize to the west and south. Mexico is north. It was absolutely beautiful! It is amazing to see these relics from the past and to try and image life as it was in the time of the Mayans.
After Xunantunich we went into town and explored a little of San Ignacio. It is relatively large city based on Belize standards. We ate lunch at a place called Hannnah’s that served curry and I love curry. This was the day we did that hike up the hill that I mentioned. By the time we got home we were spent. We took the rest of the day off and lounged at the pool.
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