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Welcome to the jungle, Belize Day 1 travel notes: - English is the official language as a former British colony - capital city was moved away from Belize city bc it was under sea level and flooded too often - it’s hot. And humid. I thought maybe the locals were more acclimated but they say it’s been hotter and hotter and feeling the effects of climate change. Sad to hear how they talk about it. - it’s beautiful
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Mayan cooking class notes: - chocolate making from cocoa beans. Roast the beans, crush to break the shells, use a special technique which uses air and gravity to separate the nibs from the shells. Grind the nibs to form a paste. Tastes nutty and yum as-is. Add milk and sugar to make chocolate. Add water and ice to make a drink. - made corn tortillas. Dried corn meal plus water to make a dough, flatten into circles, cook - drank beverage of corn meal mixed with water - main dish was caldo, colloquially known as backyard or local chicken (not store bought)- chicken soup, cooked over fire for several hours. With fresh herbs and habanero. Delish! -The Mayan ladies who ran the cooking class have all the ingredients in their yard - chicken, corn, herbs, yes, but also cocoa, and black pepper, allspice, vanilla and they harvest and grind all the spices from their yard
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Day 2 travel notes: Insect repellent is a scam.
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Hanging bridges hike - Didn’t see another person. River/creek water was crystal clear. Spotted leaf cutter ants, butterflies, small frogs.
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Travel notes (cont.) - went tubing through a cave, the water is fed by an underground spring at the back of the cave. Water was clear, saw some tiny flying insects and a bat but otherwise was dark and lifeless. Ancient Mayans used the caves for human sacrifice to please the gods. Water dropping from the ceiling was thought to be from the rain god. When we turned off our headlamps it was as dark a place as I’ve ever been. - visited Xunantunich Mayan Ruins, an old Mayan city and active archaeological site. Massive in scale. Climbed to top, saw Guatemalan border. When discovered, all the building were underground. The way that occurs- small plants grow in the cracks of the stones, leaves fall from trees and decompose, layers of soil begin to build on top and bigger and more plants grow.
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Adventure continued in Placencia Snorkeled near silk caye and another island Took a boat up the Monkey River and then hiked the jungle to spot monkeys Saw: Tons of tropical fish Nurse sharks, spotted eagle rays, loggerhead turtles Crocodile, tons of birds, howler monkeys Passed an area where manatees hang out but didn’t see any and gave up after 30 minutes
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