The end of the Maya Marathon
Well, this is it. We have finished the Maya Marathon. It was not easy, but we went to 26.2 Mayan archeological sites in four countries, which were:
Snorkeling the Barrier Reef
Although we had not even come close to exploring the region of San Ignacio adequately, we are getting short on time and Belize, with its almost extortionate monetary policy that forces foreigners to buy local currency at an extremely disadvantageous rates, is really hard on the budget. So we pushed on to that other great attraction of the country, the Barrier Reef.
Belize and Caracol
We finally left Guatemala after our jungle voyage, with hearts heavy but happy. The next step for us is Belize. We took a public bus to the border, where we had to pay yet another bribe to the Guatemalan border agents to get our passports back before making our way to the Belizean city of San Ignacio. The first thing we did there, of course, was book a tour to the fantastic Maya city of Caracol, some two hours south in the forest.