Yum, Yum, Yum, Love that One Barrel Rum! Interesting post, Thanks Dan.

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here are a couple of shots from my tramping around the ruins at Xuantantunich. First, let's get a long range perspective of the principal structure, El Castillo.

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While it's not the biggest or most impressive ruin in Mundo Maya, El Castillo is an interesting and well preserved example of architecture from the classic era.

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This is a shot of the stairs leading up the east side of the structure. You can see the impressive stucco frieze near the top.

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We might as well have a looksee at that frieze, while we're here. It's a fine specimen and not too badly weathered considering the centuries that have gone by since its construction.



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Of course, the view from the top is awe-inspiring. I sat up there for a long time, taking in the view. It was a warm December day with a nice breeze-a beautiful experience.

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I took the first photo in this sequence from that smaller pyramid just across the courtyard. Knowing that might help to define the distances and relative heights of the stuctures a little.
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I guess that does it for this installment of The Danimal Does Belize. I hope you liked the photos, more "soon".

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Cool pictures Dan.. I was there for the first time last year. Your pictures are fabulous.. Thanks for sharing

Dan...thanks for sharing....post more.

Not 100% certain but I seem to remember the pictured frieze is a plaster cast re-enactment so to speak.

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during this trip I spent a couple of days on Ambergris Caye, staying at Changes in Lattitudes, a B&B on Coconut Drive near the Belize Yacht Club. Here's two frames of the property.

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It's easy to miss the place, hidden behind this wall.



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Inside the front gate, you find this nice courtyard and the rooms. The office is to the left.

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The property is okay. I'd stay there again. It's clean and the location is good. There's more noise from the road than I'd like and the place isn't a bargain, but it's a reasoably good place to stay and the staff is good.

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Here's another couple of shots from Cayo.


The bridge at San Ignacio.

The bridge is one of the most impressive structures in Belize, I assume it's a legacy of British Colonial rule.

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Butterfly at the Trek Stop. They run a butterfly farm on the property.

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Photo note: The butterfly frame was shot with an old 55mm/f3.5 Micro Nikkor, which after 40+ years is still one of the sharpest lenses that Nikon ever made.

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