Belmopan to San Ignacio

Feb 03-Feb 04. We road 42k along winding, rolling hills, passing orange orchards and small farms to San Ignacio. We arrived early, had lunch, then spent the afternoon exploring this tiny typical Belizean Village. 

 

As we planned a rest day here and are close to the Guatemalan border, we decided to visit and climb the ruins of the Mayan UNESCO World Heritage site of Tikal. It may have been a rest day but no rest was had and it was well worth the trip.
We chartered a bus which took us to a very rustic border crossing. Walked across the border, then it was a 2 hr bus ride to the ruins. It was interesting country side. The ruins are one of the major sites of Mayan civilization in the heart of the jungle, surrounded by lush vegetation. We walked up many steep stairs thru out the ruins which were incredible.  It was a full day adventure.