Lamanai
Another jungle river cruise. I promise, thick, dense foliage on both sides of the river, and a variety of birds and lizards. Great place for the nature lovers, and to get to the temple is about a 2 hour boat ride. Lamanai itself is well maintained, nicely situated, giving you a real feel of being in the jungle. There is a small museum, and at this time, all of the pyramids were accessible. Howler monkeys abound to add to the adventurous atmosphere, when quiet, our chief guide enticed them to howl. The river adventure tour company served a nice lunch, beer was free, as were other spirits, and on the way home, to make the long ride less tedious, rum was passed around and the time passed quickly. |
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A Mennonite farm along the river |
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Fully adapted to the necessary load-spreading to be able to walk on top of waterlily leaves |
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We have arrived, let the fun begin |
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The guides set up a very nice lunch, various liquid refreshments included, oh yea, time to pull up shorts and get into the fray. Plentiful seconds were on hand for the boys, since most of the women would not go for that. |
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For a moment there I thought this was the Pyramid of the Moon, but I was wrong, it's the Pyramid ot the Jaguar |
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In the background, the tour group and just below me,, another break-away |
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An original Mayan wall, no reconstruction needed. Except for paint and stucco, this is it |
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