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The H-Team,
sponsored by Habet & Habet, Builder's Hardware and Brothers Habet,
paddled to victory on Monday to finish the Sixth Annual La Ruta Maya
River Challenge, taking possession of the coveted Kinich Ahau (Maya Sun
God) trophy. La Ruta Maya River Challenge is the second longest canoe
race in the world and the largest spectator event in the country. The
race began last Friday, March
7th from beneath the
historic Hawkesworth Bridge in San Ignacio, Cayo District and ended on
Monday, March 10th in
Belize City. Eighty-two teams competed
in the sixth annual river race.
Coming in second place was Pine Lumber, and in third
place was Koop Sheet Metal. Interestingly enough, the top three winners
of this year's La Ruta Maya Race were the first three canoes (in the same
order) to win the
Third Annual "Boom to the City" race
held two weeks ago. According to Julian Sherrard of Black Rock Resort,
the "Boom to the City" canoe race gives race coordinators an idea of who
the main contenders of the La Ruta Maya Race will be. Participants in La
Ruta Maya, competed from dawn to dusk, stopping to camp overnight on
river banks during the three and a half day, 170-plus mile race down the
Old Belize River ending at the Belcan Bridge in Belize City.
The San Pedro
Sun congratulates the winners, participants, organizers
and sponsors of this magnum event. Special mention is given to Miki Kim
of the San Pedro AIDS Commission and Jill Hepp, a former Peace Corps
volunteer for Green Reef San Pedro, for engaging in such a competitive
sport and for finishing the race.
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