When I posted some pix from our recent trip to Central America, LaughingPlanet suggested I do a photo diary for the DKos Travel Board, so here goes! Our trip started by taking the train they call The City of New Orleans down to the city of New Orleans (this vintage car from the California Zepher was attached on our return trip for a special tour):
After an evening and part of a day in New Orleans:
We climbed on board The Norwegian Spirit:
We had a day at sea, before our first stop in Costa Maya, Mexico, where we visited the Kohunlich Mayan Ruins back in the jungle:
Saw bats in the ruins:
Monkeys in the jungle:
...and dogs just chilling:
Next stop was Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatamala, where we went to the beautiful Los Escobas Waterfall Nature Preserve:
The waterfall provided a wonderful neck & back massage:
Next was my favorite, in Belize we went up the New River into the jungle to the Lamanai Mayan ruins. Here I am at the top of the High Temple:
For some perspective on the climb:
A view from the top:
At the Temple of the Masks:
The Jaguar Temple:
We saw (and heard!) Howler Monkeys in the jungle there, and met a fierce jungle pootie:
The final stop before the voyage home was Cozumel, but we headed to the mainland, and went exploring cenotes:
An altogether fun, informative, and wonderful trip!
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List of Past DKos Travel Board Diaries:
USA
Hawaii
Big Island - Purple Priestess
Missouri
St. Louis - GoldnI
Montana
Big Sky Country Part 1 - Ed in Montana
New York
New York City - plf515
Oregon
Portland – Hardhat Democrat
SE Portland - Hardhat Democrat
Pennsylvania
Lancaster - spedwybabs
Washington
Olympia - YellerDog
Other countries
Cambodia
Agony to Angkor Wat - LaughingPlanet
China
The Other Tibet - Xinjiang - LaughingPlanet
France
Avignon - Turkana
In The Footsteps Of Cezanne - Turkana
Van Gogh's Ear - Turkana
Haiti
Tourist with a Purpose - parryander
India
A Musical Journey Through India - WarrenS
Aurangabad - LaughingPlanet
Sacred Cities - LaughingPlanet
Indonesia
Vanishing Rainforest - Sumatra - LaughingPlanet
Laos
Communist Buddhists - LaughingPlanet
Mexico
Cancun, playa del Carmen, Tulum - davidseth
Colonial Mexico - TKWow
Netherlands
Amsterdam: History And Art - Turkana
Pakistan
Northern Areas- LaughingPlanet
Tibet
Imperiled Culture - LaughingPlanet
Tentative Schedule for upcoming DKos Travel Board Diaries:
California
Monterey Peninsula - eugene
Missouri
Kansas City - annetteboardman
India
Musical, Part 2 - WarrenS
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