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Caracol Ruins
CAYO/SAN IGNACIO
With its verdant mountains, inky caves, orchid-strewn
rainforests and tumbling waterfalls, central western Belize's Cayo
District has earned its reputation as a destination for adventure
seekers. Those hills just happen to be strewn with zip lines, and
outfitters regularly lead kayak and inner-tube tours through the
country's underground labyrinth of caves and rivers. The Mayans
used the cave of Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) for sacred
ceremonies. The carvings, ceramics and skeletons they left
behind sparkle from their coating of calcite, a glittery mineral
common in caves. Barton Creek Cave's dramatic geological
formations have been compared to cathedrals.
History buffs can explore the ruins of Mayan temples and
cities. The journey to Xunantunich includes a trip across a river
on a hand-cranked ferry and a hike up a short, steep pathway
alive with howler monkeys, but it's worth it. From the top of
130-foot-tall temple El Castillo you can see over the jungle
canopy to Guatemala. Just outside San Ignacio, more than 30
structures remain at Cahal Pech. Some, like courts clearly used
for some type of ball sport and temples with oddly-shaped steps
that made it difficult for attacking armies to reach the top, offer
insight into this fascinating culture. Caracol Ruins, located
within the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, are also worth exploring.
Blancaneaux Lodge
BLACANEAUX LODGE
Amid the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, the luxurious
Blancaneaux Lodge offers easy access to natural swimming
holes and small, sandy beaches along Privassion
Creek. Free guided tours, use of inner tubes and
bikes add to the fun. Equestrians can take to the
trails on the resort's team of well-kept horses.
Recover at the waterside spa, which draws on
Thai tradition to relax and rejuvenate.
Rooms take the form of thatchedroof cabanas filled with local art
and textiles. Luxury dwellings
have upgraded amenities like
plunge pools, decks, river views
and telescopes. Dine poolside
on Guatemalan dishes or at
the resort's main
restaurant that,
reflecting the resort's
ownership by
director Francis
Ford Coppola,
serves Italian
specialties.
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