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Hi There!
Hubby and I were on the carnival Spirit last Feb. with a stop in Belize. I did the Altun Ha / River Wallace tour and hubby went mountain biking through the rain forest. My tour was a nice leisurely tour of the Mayan ruins and a river boat ride on what used to be called the Belize River out into the Caribbean and back to the dock. We saw lots of wildlife -- crocks, black howler monkeys, birds, manatees; lush greenery, beautiful trees and flowers. It was really neat and I highly recommend it. Our guide was EXTREMELY knowledgeable about the History of the Mayan civilization, the local government, politics, economy, culture, traditions and ecology in Belize. We had great weather, mostly bright sun, short period of light rain and then sun again. No bugs at the ruins and none on the river, honey said very few in the rain forest. Be sure to wear SUNSCREEN and bring water along. It is very warm there. I really want to go back to Belize again soon-- I enjoyed the country so much.
Not sure who thought the river was polluted, it definitely was not and the Belizan government spends a lot of $ preserving the ecology, has building restrictions, etc. Stiff penalties for pollution.

Post Edited (11-18-03 18:51)

<blockquote data-quote="lainie" data-source="post: 726523">Hi There! Hubby and I were on the carnival Spirit last Feb. with a stop in Belize. I did the Altun Ha / River Wallace tour and hubby went mountain biking through the rain forest. My tour was a nice leisurely tour of the Mayan ruins and a river boat ride on what used to be called the Belize River out into the Caribbean and back to the dock. We saw lots of wildlife -- crocks, black howler monkeys, birds, manatees; lush greenery, beautiful trees and flowers. It was really neat and I highly recommend it. Our guide was EXTREMELY knowledgeable about the History of the Mayan civilization, the local government, politics, economy, culture, traditions and ecology in Belize. We had great weather, mostly bright sun, short period of light rain and then sun again. No bugs at the ruins and none on the river,&nbsp; honey said very few in the rain forest. Be sure to wear SUNSCREEN and bring water along. It is very warm there. I really want to go back to Belize again soon-- I enjoyed the country so much.Not sure who thought the river was polluted, it definitely was not and the Belizan government spends a lot of $ preserving the ecology, has building restrictions, etc. Stiff penalties for pollution.Post Edited (11-18-03 18:51)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lainie, post: 726523"] Hi There! Hubby and I were on the carnival Spirit last Feb. with a stop in Belize. I did the Altun Ha / River Wallace tour and hubby went mountain biking through the rain forest. My tour was a nice leisurely tour of the Mayan ruins and a river boat ride on what used to be called the Belize River out into the Caribbean and back to the dock. We saw lots of wildlife -- crocks, black howler monkeys, birds, manatees; lush greenery, beautiful trees and flowers. It was really neat and I highly recommend it. Our guide was EXTREMELY knowledgeable about the History of the Mayan civilization, the local government, politics, economy, culture, traditions and ecology in Belize. We had great weather, mostly bright sun, short period of light rain and then sun again. No bugs at the ruins and none on the river, honey said very few in the rain forest. Be sure to wear SUNSCREEN and bring water along. It is very warm there. I really want to go back to Belize again soon-- I enjoyed the country so much. Not sure who thought the river was polluted, it definitely was not and the Belizan government spends a lot of $ preserving the ecology, has building restrictions, etc. Stiff penalties for pollution. Post Edited (11-18-03 18:51) [/QUOTE]