tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85492930299058735232024-02-19T02:05:24.221-06:00traversbelize.comLife and Adventures Living in BelizeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417420310403058606noreply@blogger.comBlogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549293029905873523.post-87530477567655807562013-03-19T11:17:00.001-06:002013-03-19T11:18:55.756-06:00Great food... The Maya Beach Hotel Bistro<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Most Sunday mornings we head for The Maya Beach Hotel Bistro. It's our favorite restaurant any time! Just a short distance from The Maine Stay. This Sunday, my friend Eldon Mead decided to have the "Big American Breakfast."<br />
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But take a look at all the other goodies on the breakfast menu...<br />
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The ‘Strangler Fig (or Vine)’ starts out as an epiphyte seed
that germinates in a tree. It is actually a “Ficus”, the same family of tress
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Rather than growing its own huge trunk, it “cheats” by
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Eventually the roots completely encircle the
trunk and begin to fuse; above in the canopy the fig is shading out the
host tree's leaves. The host tree sickens and dies, and eventually
decomposes. This leaves the strangler fig standing tall, its fused roots
forming a hollow trunk as tall as the original tree. While merely a shell, it
is strong enough to stand. The whole process takes a long time – maybe a
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Once the tree decomposes, the remaining
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Taking photos of the huge variety of gorgeous flowers on our property is so delightful!</span></span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Introducing the new Mascot of Kokomo and The Maine Stay... it's Kokomouse!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Karen found this photo surfing... I'm working on a Kokomouse road crossing sign. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Can't be one-upped in that department!</span></div>
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417420310403058606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549293029905873523.post-64448834582415801392012-07-02T03:26:00.002-06:002012-07-15T20:21:42.422-06:00Orchids...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Just the other day I noticed this gorgeous orchid at the Maya Beach Hotel. I have heard for many years that Belize has more varieties of orchids than any other country. Not sure of the accuracy of that claim, but there is no doubt that the abundance and variety is very great. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Those of you wanting to explore Belize and see these, might find this book valuable.</span></div>
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Well... it was almost like the "move that bus" silliness on HGTV as we finished up just before the first guests arrived. It's really done though and our new arrivals seem delighted! <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/drewtravers/TMS3Completed?authuser=0&feat=directlink">More photos</a>.</div>
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Every time I glance at these great pieces of Lola art on our wall, I think back to our first visit to her Gallery in Seine Bight. These are each signed "Lola 2001" and are very special for us... since this was during the time we had just purchased our property and just finished "our" new Cabana (now TMS 1) to spend our vacations. You can see a lot more of Lola's art in her <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/LOLAS-ART-GALLERY/61678421514">Facebook gallery page</a>.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417420310403058606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549293029905873523.post-60165564680713395112011-10-10T02:38:00.001-06:002011-10-11T03:22:26.492-06:00Clock Vine...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have shown examples of the <a href="http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Bengal%20Clock%20Vine.html">Clock Vine</a> (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #003399; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #a8ccb6;">Thunbergia grandiflora)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000;"> </span></i></span>flower <a href="http://traversbelize.blogspot.com/2009/11/belize-clock-vine.html">before</a>. This one caught my eye as I walked by the shop. Karen loves this plant... and for good reason. It blooms profusely and just about constantly in this environment. She has planted it on the long fence bordering The Maine Stay. And as we add lighting to the fence bordering Kokomo, I suspect it will get planted there as well.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417420310403058606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549293029905873523.post-61199585618837645532011-10-08T18:25:00.002-06:002011-10-08T18:25:40.590-06:00This One Will Become A Classic...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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As I was checking on the final construction details on our new Cabana, I snapped a few shots of the guys working. Here, Alejandro is working on some bedside tables in the front yard of the Cabana. I hope he steals a look occasionally.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417420310403058606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549293029905873523.post-75602305196732072332011-09-21T09:58:00.000-06:002011-09-21T09:58:34.120-06:00CHANNEL 7 NEWS...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span id="sstitle" style="color: #003f7f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; margin-top: 3px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">President Carter Laments The Loss Of Price </span></span><span style="color: #003f7f; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; margin-top: 3px; text-decoration: none;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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<img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/price19.9.11.jpg" vspace="5" /><img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/price19.9.11a.jpg" vspace="5" /><img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/price19.9.11d.jpg" vspace="5" /><img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/price19.9.11c.jpg" vspace="5" /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">And tonight, the tributes to Mr. Price continue to pour in from local and international organizations.Just before 6:00, we received one from Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Center. It calls Price the founding father of Belize and says, quote, "His humble personality belied the stature of his statesmanship. His courage, wisdom, and good humor were a gift not only to Belize but to all of the Americas." End quote.<br />
Very high praise, indeed, and Price's passing has stirred high praise in all those who knew him.</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Yesterday we spoke to two of his disciples and his biographer for a greater insight into Price's political life:</span></b><br />
<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Jules Vasquez Reporting</span></i></b><br />
<img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/pricelookback.9.20.11.jpg" vspace="5" /><img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/pricelookback.9.20.11a.jpg" vspace="5" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Who would ever think in the early 1930's that these spindly legs of the boy scout named George Price would someday carry an entire nation forward and beget a national hero?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Certainly not his mother, Irene from Yo Creek, seen here in a photo from the 1920's as she posed with her first son. But her third child grew into a great man.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><b>Rt. Hon. George Price</b></span><img align="right" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/pricelookback.9.20.11b.jpg" vspace="5" /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"Thank you, thank you, thank you to all. The honor is also for the many who have been loyal and are still loyal to the peaceful, constructive, Belizean revolution."</span></i><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Price always stayed on message, the peaceful constructive revolution, and social justice were his credos:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><b>John Saldivar - PUP Standard Bearer</b></span><img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/pricelookback.9.20.11f.jpg" vspace="5" /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"That was his lasting legacy, the whole concept of social justice, which basically means that there's nobody who's going to be left behind. No matter where you're from, no matter how remote the location that you live in, or how depraved the environment that you are coming out - your circumstance in terms of your economic position - he believed that representation was for everyone."</span></i><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><b>Godfrey Smith, Price Biographer</b><br /><i>"In two words, social justice, I think anyone who worked with Price, or knew Mr. Price, knew that he stood for social justice. So while he avidly foreign direct investment, while he firmly and unflinchingly believe that solution to Belize's economic problems lay in foreign direct investment, at the same time, that was back by his belief that while one sought develop the country through FDI, the government was there to ensure that social justice was their for the benefit of the people."</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">And for him, the people were paramount, Price toured the country in his famous Blue landrover, Fording rivers and through remote villages, and from there, by foot, or even sailing down a river, never losing the common touch:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><b>John Saldivar - PUP Standard Bearer</b><br /><i>"Part of the DNA of a People's United Party politician is getting down, meeting his people, understanding you cannot represent a person that you don't know. You have to know them, and you don't want to know them from their fence. You want to know them from their kitchen. When you're in the kitchen, you're family. That's Mr. Price's philosophy in getting out and meeting the people. He did not care too much to be on the outside. He wanted to be on the inside, to see how they are living, how they were eating, how they were getting along."</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><b>Bill Lindo</b></span><img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/pricelookback.9.20.11h.jpg" vspace="5" /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"You see he always had a very simple thing, this thing about social engineering is about not that the rich shall have more, but that they poor shall have. The rich are always rich. He always used to tell me, he said, 'Look, a man wants a house. Everybody is a human being, they're made in the image of God. They have a right to a home.'"</span></i><br />
<img align="right" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/pricelookback.9.20.11c.jpg" vspace="5" /><img align="right" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/pricelookback.9.20.11d.jpg" vspace="5" /><img align="right" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/pricelookback.9.20.11e.jpg" vspace="5" /><img align="right" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/pricelookback.9.20.11g.jpg" vspace="5" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">And while those ideals may not have been fully realized - in fact they may have been unrealizable - according to his biographer, the genesis of Price's nationalist ideology is still somewhat of a mystery - did it come from deep reflection? Inspiration? His biographer says it was not from his education:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><b>Godfrey Smith - Price Biographer</b></span><img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/smith19.9.11.jpg" vspace="5" /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"There was nothing academic - no individual figure - that exercised so great an influence on Price, that he said, 'Aha! I want to be a politician. I want to engage in the struggle against the British, to lead the country to self-government and independence. I suppose that all that I am left with is the sense that he was living at a particular time when the needs were so obvious. The dire straits of the country, economically, were so bad, that he felt he had to do something about it. And I can't determine, or pinpoint what actual combination of factors core-less to impact him into action, but certainly, he had a desire to be useful in a practical to people and to his country."</span></i><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">And more than just practical, he was heroic and all agree, visionary; he saw nationalism beyond the horizon.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><b>John Saldivar - PUP Standard Bearer</b><br /><i>"Where else in the world, I mean this is our George Washington. This is our Norman Manley. This is our Cipriani and Buzz Butler. He is the founder of our nation, and certainly, I am very much pleased that across the political divide, that we've all come to appreciate this today, because the out-pouring of love and condolence has been immense. And certainly this loss will be felt, but he will never leave. As long as there is a Belize, there is George Price."</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><b>Godfrey Smith - Price Biographer</b><br /><i>"I remember reading some papers in the Caribbean - there was a moment in the struggle, when Price was considered the most vehemently anti-British, and the most aggressive nationalist leader, throughout the Caribbean. That has been documented by Jamaica Gleaner newspaper and others in the Caribbean. So he had courage, and he had conviction and determination. And making these descriptions, they sound bland; they sound ordinary. We throw them about everyday, perhaps undeservingly. In Price, however, they stick because he actually embodied these traits. This is not to say that the man was perfect, or a saint. He had obviously serious flaws, and he had serious weaknesses. It is my view, however, that his strengths, looked at from a macro-level, towered over his weaknesses, and made his weaknesses seem vanishingly small."</i></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Smith's biography of George Price - which will be the first authorized biography of the national hero - is set for publication before the end of the year.</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">And for more of the official tributes which have come for Mr. Price - you can see them at 7newsbelize.com when we post tonight's news...</span></b></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417420310403058606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549293029905873523.post-27946758822404264702011-09-19T09:23:00.000-06:002011-09-19T09:23:16.380-06:00US Ospreys In Belize<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 11px;">posted (September 15, 2011)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/plane15.9.11.jpg" vspace="5" /></span><b style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The United States Government has once again chosen Belize to conduct military training exercises, and this time, it's the Marine Corp that's in the country to execute a 10 day deployment for training.The Marines flew into Belize last Thursday aboard four of their newest combat utility aircraft, the MV-22 Osprey, that will be at the center of its training exercises.<br />
In coordination with the Belize Defense Force, the Marines will fly over the Belizean countryside conducting unit training, which will include low-altitude flights, flights into confined areas, self-deployment capability exercises, and over-water exercises.</span></b><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Training locations include Price Barracks, the Hattieville Range and the Jungle Warfare Training Center. The Osprey is a unique aircraft that can be refueled in mid-air. It's able to take off and land like a helicopter, but flies like a conventional aircraft, allowing it to fly twice as fast, while carrying three times its weight, and travelling four times farther than the helicopters it has replaced. </span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417420310403058606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549293029905873523.post-43964742011744830062011-09-16T02:48:00.000-06:002011-09-17T04:49:49.637-06:00Baby Parrots...There are a bunch of baby <a href="http://www.avianweb.com/amazons.htm">wild parrots</a> in the scrub trees in the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/kokomocommunitybelize/">Kokomo</a> subdivision. They look to be just a few weeks old and are testing their wings carefully. It's very hard to get close enough for a decent photo.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417420310403058606noreply@blogger.com0Seine Bight, Belize16.578925144069785 -88.36668491363525416.575120644069784 -88.371620413635256 16.582729644069786 -88.361749413635252tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549293029905873523.post-66261461274183524802011-09-13T03:58:00.002-06:002011-10-11T02:36:57.762-06:00Agave (Bandolero) - Vodka!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">In the past I have <a href="http://traversbelize.blogspot.com/2008/08/bandolero.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">blogged</a> about the Agave plants we have along our fences.</span></span><br />
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Three years ago, a particularly nasty Tropical Storm named Arthur formed off the coast of Belize on May 31, 2008 and quickly moved ashore, dumping as much as 15 inches of rain on the country and in the mountains of Guatemala. During subsequent flooding, the Kendal Bridge over the Sittee River at Mile 13.7 of the Southern Highway between Hopkins and Maya Centre was destroyed, cutting off road access to points south, including Placencia and Punta Gorda.<br />
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For those of you who don't get to cross very much, here are a couple of shots of the Kendal bridge construction process.<br />
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Facebook Kendal Bridge Information <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/130568160292625/">Page</a>.<br />
Original Post and Flood Photos <a href="http://traversbelize.blogspot.com/2010/07/kendal-bridge-southern-highway.html">here</a>.<br />
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<b>ADO is now running a daily service between Belize and Cancun, and Belize and Merida. The route is serviced by five of ADO's Executive Class buses, which seat 44 persons. The buses leave north from Belize every night and south from Cancun and Merida. It's what might be called a red-eye bus service that gets passenger sinto Cancun and Merida at dawn the following day.</b><br />
<b>The company today held an informal press conference to stress that they aren't in Belize to step on any toes or bite into anyone's runs:</b><br />
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<b><br /></b><img align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.7newsbelize.com/images/ado.31.8c.jpg" vspace="5" /><i>"None of the buses will stop in Chetumal in either direction. In both cases, the departure time from Belize City will be after the last service provided by Belizean transport companies. These will not affect the normal services. When travelling in the direction to Merida or Cancun, passengers will be allowed to board the buses in Belize City, Orange Walk or Corozal, only if their final destination is Merida or Cancun. From Belize City, passengers will not be able to descend in Orange Walk or Corozal, neither to travel between those towns. The services designated to benefit Belizeans, we realize that it's easier for Belizeans to take the last bus from Belize to Merida, and Belize to Cancun, in this case, at 8 p.m. or 8:15 p.m. and arriving to the final destination at 6:16 a.m. or 7 a.m. We will not stop at any time in Chetumal. Right now, we are not taking this as a local service. Really, we are international; we want only an international route to facilitate the Belizeans to transport from here to Merida, or here to Rivera Mayor. We foresee that the new roads will increase the number of tourists entering Belize and will contribute to the Tourism Industry. We will start with the buses carrying 15-20 people right now, in the first week. They like to come to Belize to visit the more important places, and we believe that these will increase. We would like to increase tourism here in Belize, because it's just a win - win situation.</i><br />
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<b>One way tickets to Cancun and Merida are 79 dollars Belize ($39.50 US). The buses also let off passengers in Playa Del Carmen and Tulum on the way to Cancun. They pick up passengers in Corozal and Orange Walk on the way north, but do not drop passengers in those towns.</b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417420310403058606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549293029905873523.post-57946080815308938772011-08-24T07:08:00.000-06:002011-08-24T07:08:23.056-06:00Tips When Visiting Belize...Most vacationers who are looking at Belize as their destination, and have never been before, struggle a bit with deciding about the many locations and activities available in this small country. They also are sometimes put off by the warnings about the roads and driving that still are prevalent in much of the (now outdated) guide books and online forums. The highways, although not of the four lane divided variety, are mostly well paved and easy to navigate. Highway directional signs are much improved. A four wheel drive vehicle is really only needed by those doing more adventurous back road destinations.<br />
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Try to figure out broadly what you might want to do as a group or family during your stay. Is this a mostly "kick back and relax" visit? Or will you be doing a bunch of <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/mainestaybelize.com/www/toursandexcursions">tours and excursions</a>? It's not critical that you decide before you come, but it does make it somewhat easier to decide your location and plan your strategy. </div>
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Many of us tend to think and plan their vacation in a week long chunk. And that may well be all that is available. For those with some flexibility in their plans, we have clearly seen that a stay of 8 to 14 days allows for much more leeway in planning for and enjoying all that is available. A seven day visit, with two days of airline travel, really means only five days to "vacation." So if you can, try to stretch it a bit... make those airline tickets really count!<br />
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When you are deciding whether to rent a car, you should think through your plans. Tour companies will transport you to the tour sites. This cost, of course, is reflected in the per person fee. If you transport your group via your rental vehicle (ie. to the cave tubing site or Mayan ruins) you will save a fairly significant amount... and not be a part of a larger group. Many Maine Stay guests <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/mainestaybelize.com/www/vehiclerentals">rent a vehicle</a> on arrival in Belize and drive to Placencia. Also, having the vehicle gives you greater flexibility and allows for much more spontaneous activity. And, by the way, driving is on the right hand side (as in the US) and all that is needed to rent is a valid US or Canadian driver license and passport. An International Driver License is not necessary.</div>
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This brings us to your "vacation location." Will it be the mountains of the Cayo District, the night life of San Pedro, the wildlife of northwestern Belize, or the beach and reef delights of the coast? If beach and ocean activities are a significant part of your group plans, then finding a happy medium to coordinate seaside and inland excursions is an important issue. The <a href="http://www.placencia.com/">Placencia Peninsula</a> offers a great location as well as excellent roads. The nearby <a href="http://www.stanncreek.com/attract_cbws.html">Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve</a> is a great example of a wonderful day trip the group can do on its' own... or on up the Hummingbird Highway to Caves Branch for tubing and zip-lining, or to the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich and Cahal Pech. <br />
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One of our security guards, Bayron noticed a nest hanging from one of the palm tree fronds on the beach right in front of one of the Cabanas. There are 3 babies in it snuggled in tightly. What is remarkable about this is the very slender, tenuous threads that attached the nest to the underside of the frond. How does it stay there? Click photos to enlarge...</div>
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<b style="background-color: #660000;">This is an extremely well done production that highlights in beautiful and subtle video the many contributions of the British Army helicopters of the 25 Flight Army Air Corps. </b></div>
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<b>"Thirty-nine years of the British Army's Aviation history has drawn to a close in Belize, with the final flight from a Bell 212 helicopter from 25 Flight Army Air Corps... v</b><b>ideo commemorating this which was posted on youtube by the air Corp. </b><b>British Army helicopters have been in the skies over Belize since 1972 - at a time when the sound of a British Puma Helicopter meant security for a nation under sustained territorial threat. </b><b>The direct military threat has subsided, and the british army itself has entered another area - but no matter what the case, for med-evacs and BDF troop transport they will he missed. </b><b>We close our news by honouring their contribution tonight." </b></blockquote>
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