Exploring Belize....

We spent an entire day in Belize exploring the Mayan Ruins in the western part of the country. Our first stop was Xunantunich. This is El Castillo--the 2nd tallest structure in Belize.


And here's the view from the top: (if you look closely I think that is Guatemala out there)


This is the side of the El Castillo temple. We learned a lot about Mayan culture that day. Long story short, it was pretty brutal.


We also checked out the ruins at Cahal Pech. These ruins were smaller but had more passageways and little rooms to explore. One of the families on the tour had a 13 year old son who loved taking pics. He volunteered to take several for us and it was kind of like having our own personal vacation version of Flash.


This is a Mayan ball court. The losers were sacrificed but sometimes so were the winners. Fun, huh??