Today was a "play day", so 15 of us traveled to Xunantunich (we had a lot of trouble pronouncing and spelling this word!) to visit Mayan ruins. The ruins were absolutely astounding. There were several very large, stone temples. The largest pyramid temple was around 150 feet, but we're not sure the exact height. We just know that it was EXTREMELY tall, and very scary when we climbed all the way to the top. The weather wasn't exactly nice - it misted pretty much the entire day. Which made it interesting for us to climb the many, many stairs of the temples since they were slippery and wet. Some of us went on all 4 fours and did a "spider crawl" down the temple.
Our guide, Dino, was great - he informed us in great detail of how Mayans sacrificed people to the gods, which was a little gut-wrenching (quite literally). But we learned alot about the culture and history of the Mayan people.
After visiting the ruins we did a little shopping in San Ignacio. We ate lunch at a small cafe and had barbeque chicken, which is a very common Belizean dish. After lunch we headed back to Jaguar Creek...however we encountered many bumps, potholes, and a speed bump on a gravel road along the way. Mike was a great driver, but we had 16 people packed in a 15 passenger van, and the back row hit the ceiling many times from the extreme turbulance. We have had a great time in Belize! Seven of us are flying back tomorrow, and we appreciate your prayers!
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