Tuesday, November 27, 2012

October 2012 Trip - Belize Part



After crossing the border into Guatemala we caught the "Sharkboy" water taxi from Puerto Barrios to Punta Gorda, Belize.




Welcome sign in Punta Gorda, Belize.





We first visited the Maya ruins of Uxbenka but it was not very well excavated and pictures weren't worth sharing here. So, after a rain storm, we visited the Maya ruins of Lubaantun next. It was a beautiful site to visit, too!





We visited the Maya ruins of Nim Li Punit next. Here's the ballcourt at the site.



Picture of main plaza at Nim Li Punit.




I also took this picture of a black-headed trogon while at the site.



I couldn't pass up taking a picture of these beautiful flowers in the small flower garden at the entrance of the site.



Eduardo and I woke up early on this morning and made an attempt to visit the Maya ruins of Pusil-ha near the Guatemala border. It had rained a lot the previous days and the river was up near the village. So, we had to cross this home-made wooden bridge to get to the entrance of the village.



Once we crossed that bridge and walked a short distance down the road our dreams of visiting the Maya ruins of Pusil-ha on this day and in the near future evaporated. This was the only road into the village and the river could not be crossed on foot because the current was too strong. We would have been swept away if we tried to cross. Oh well, maybe another day!



Eduardo and I split up. He went back to Guatemala and I hopped a plane to Caye Caulker for some beach time! Whoop!



Looking down main street at Caye Caulker.




Ahhhhhh.......finally some relaxation at the beach.





I decided to go fishing with Porfinio "Piggy" Guzman and here's one of the jacks I caught.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

October 2012 Trip - Honduras part


Front yard at Hacienda San Lucas in Honduras where we stayed at for 3 nights.



Young ceiba tree shows it's thorns on the trunk.



Overlooking the Copan Valley from Hacienda San Lucas.



We visited the Maya ruins of El Puente in the morning.



My good friend Eduardo Gonzalez on top of the main pyramid at El Puente.



Picture of main pyramid at El Puente.



We visited the Maya ruins of Rio Amarillo in the afternoon.



Pyramid at Rio Amarillo.



The next day we visited the great Maya ruins of Copan.



Eduardo and I in front of a stela at Copan.



Pyramid at Copan.



Corbel vaulted doorway at Copan.




Eduardo Gonzalez making a video of our Facebook friend; Balam David, who lives in Copan Ruinas nearby.





Arguably one of the most beautiful ball courts in the Maya world, it was erected in the early 8th century A.D..




This is only one of the many beautiful stelae located at the Maya ruins of Copan in the Great Plaza.



This is one of the largest temple-pyramid structures located at the Maya ruins of Copan.



This is an overview picture taken from Temple 11 of the East Plaza. It's my favorite plaza at the site. 





I don't remember the number of it but this is an amazing stelae at Copan located in the Great Plaza.