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District of Belize
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Toledo is the southernmost district in Belize, bordered by Guatemala to the West and South (with the Sarstoon River forming the southern boundary), and the Bay of Honduras and its offshore cayes to the East. Although the outdated description ‘the forgotten district’ still lingers, the District is becoming increasingly known as a centre for eco, adventure, and cultural travel.
Until the 1960s Punta Gorda was reachable only by boat, but today the Southern Highway from Dangriga to Punta Gorda is one of the best paved roads in the country, with the exception of the 9-mile (15-km) stretch through…
Read in the guideBuses come in early from all the inland villages to PG on market days, with most of them returning between 11am and mid-day.
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Lubaantun (meaning "the place of the fallen stones") is a Late Classic Maya site near the village of San Pedro Columbia in southern Belize and is a great counterpart to Tikal and Caracol if you’re on the Mayan Ruin tour. The quiet green forest can easily wrap around you as you wander the ruins alone.
the largest Maya village
cave swimming and jungle hiking
near San Pedro Columbia
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Culture & historyThe Maya civilization was one of the great Mesoamerican and Pre-Columbian civilizations. The Maya were renowned for having the most sophisticated and developed writing system in the Western Hemisphere as well as their…
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ItinerariesCenotes of the Yucatán is a route through the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. It follows a network of secondary roads through the interior of the peninsula which the Mexican government has dubbed La Ruta de los Cenotes…
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ItinerariesTren Maya (Maya Train in English) is a rail travel itinerary in the Yucatan Peninsula of southeastern Mexico. The train passes through all five states of the Yucatán Peninsula with stops at all major cities of the…
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Culture & historyMesoamerica, today being made up of southern Mexico and the Central American countries of Belize, Guatemala, and parts of Honduras and El Salvador, has been populated since at least 11,000 BC.
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