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Belize Best Tours
          
  
 
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Lamanai- Ride a riverboat to the New River Lagoon, listening to the sounds of the different birds and observing different
species of flora and fauna. While walking along a forest trail experience a time
past as we recount the history of the nobles
and peasant living in a mystic world. These trails lead you to different plazas and temples where you can see different types of carvings.
One of these is the stone face of a Mayan deity looking mutely to the west on one temple, casting
its stone eyes on the setting sun.
When the Spaniards arrived in this area, they found the Maya people still occupying Lamanai. The Lamanai
Archaeological Reserve also contains a museum, the remnants of two 16th
century Spanish churches and a colonial sugar mill that was established in
1860. | Baboon Sanctuary-
Encounter close up troops of black howler monkeys while they jump from tree
to tree in the forest. The black howler typically lives in troops of 4 to 8 individuals with a dominant male heading
the troop. The baboon Sanctuary is located near the Bermudian Landing along the
Belize River. Trails which cut through the mosaic of forest and agricultural
areas provide visitors a first hand view of the diversified habitats. A small
natural history museum and visitors center has been constructed in Bermudian
Landing.
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| Cockscomb
Basin (Jaguar Reserve)-
Walk in the subtropical rain forest surrounded by the Maya Mountains which is the home for the third largest concentration of the wild cat
species in the world.
The well-maintained trails offer impressive views and an ideal environment for plant spotting, serious birding or seeking out
other wildlife. You can spot rare species like the red eye tree frog, scarlet
macaw and the white- collared manakin which gives a clicking
sound like two stones. Although the jaguar is what the
reserve is famous for,
you will unlikely see one because they are nocturnal. |
| El Pilar-
Hidden beneath the forest canopy, the Maya site of El Pilar is situated on both sides of the Belize and Guatemala border. It is not fully excavated,
focusing rather on the vegetated areas that would have served the Maya. For aspects of the Maya lifestyle and a glimpse
of how the Mayan ruins looked before excavation, as well as truly great birding, El Pilar is a special place to visit.
El Pilar is a 100 acre Middle Pre-Classic and Late Classic Maya site situated 12 miles northwest of San Ignacio. EL Pilar
is one of Belize's largest Classic Maya centers. It consists of at least 15 courtyards or plaza groups covering an area of 20 hectares (50 acres). The centre of Pilar
consists of temples, palaces and elite structures, the tallest structure
standing 70ft above the Plaza. At least one ball court has already been
located. |
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