Belize

¡Hola Amigos!
This past weekend all the Casa students went to Belize in order to renew our Visas. After 90 days we have to leave El Salvador and go to Mexico, Costa Rica, or Belize in order to get 90 more days in El Salvador. So we decided to make a vacation out of the trip. On Thursday morning we rode 8 hours on a microbus from San Salvador to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. Then we hopped on a small speed boat to Belize. Technically we were on an hour long Caribbean cruise. We docked in Punta Gorda, Belize and took an hour bus ride to the rainforest where we stayed (See pictures). The scenery was beautiful, but we were roughing it in the jungle. I had to sleep next to scorpions and tarantellas (which means I didn’t sleep too well). Bathrooms were pretty much non-existent. We bathed in the river and washed our clothes in the river.

On Friday we went on a jungle hike in the morning trying to find jaguars. No interesting animals, but we got to eat termites (by that I mean the other students ate termites and I watched). In the afternoon we hiked to these awesome caves with waterfalls. I swam through on of the caves and there were waterfalls in the back of the cave (See pictures). So cool!

On Saturday we visited the nearby Mayan village. I learned how to make tortillas, chocolate, and palm fans (See pictures). Then I spent the afternoon swimming in the lake. I had a great time in Belize, but I was so ready to get back to civilization. I can only rough it for so long.

Paz,
Stephanie