I haven't blogged since I left Sarteneja and went into the Maya Mountains. I just wanted to post a few pics of the last month of my adventure! I am now back in Seattle and I absolutely loved Belize, but it is good to be back.

Sailboat we sailed on while at Caye Caulker, Belize

Sharks!!

In an ancient Mayan cave.

Going into the cave. We had to swim through 3 rivers and a very deep pool of water to get into the cave. Somehow I was the only one that had a leach attached to them, not cool.

Ahhhh the beautiful beach in Placencia, Belize

Me in the Maya Mountains at Caracol.

Streets of Guatemala.

Tikal, Guatemala

Me and my lovely baby howler monkey Jackie. She is now at Monkey Bay sanctuary in Belize.

Caracol ruins.

Sarteneja, Belize

This is the bungalow I am staying in at Wild Tracks in Sarteneja, Belize.

This is a typical house in the village of Sarteneja. I have met some of the locals and they are very kind. Especially the children. They love to talk and play. The children speak English very well because that is what they are taught in school, they speak their native language when they are at home.

This is in Sarteneja. I believe the population is around 2,000. It is so beautiful, but there is not much here. Maybe one small market and one bar. Wild Tracks is 2 miles outside of the village of Sarteneja on the bay. I will be staying here until Sunday.

The weather has been about 89 degrees during the day and 79 at night. No rain yet and it is very very muggy with lots of mosquitos. You do not stop sweating here and it is taking a little while to get used to. Definitely cannot do your hair or makeup and you are sticky all day long. Drinking lots of water is a must. I did have my first Belikin beer last night though and it was quite good.

They have a 3 month old Manatee at Wild Tracks and I get to watch them feed it everyday. Today I learned how to make tortillas from a Senorita from Sarteneja village. I am not very good at it yet, but it takes lots of practice. I hope to have it down before I get back to the states.

I think I am off to Coracol on Monday and I will not have access to internet or phone for a long while, but I will try to keep in touch as much as possible.

Will write soon.
Dyana

Off to Belize

Belize here I come! If you don't know much about Belize here is a short history of the country. 

Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language. This is because it has a British Colonial heritage. In 1786 the British claimed Belize formerly known as British Honduras. Belize has a population of only 320,000. 60% of Belize is forested and only about 20% of the land is subject to human uses. 

I will be volunteering in either the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, which is the first ever jaguar reserve, the Blue Hole, or the Caracol Archaeological Reserve. I hope to have an amazing experience and cannot wait to start my adventure.