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Belize City, Belize
View at Altun Ha Plaza, Belize City, Belize...(250AD).
Two plazas and thirteen structures mark the epicenter
of this very important ceremonial site of the ancient Mayan civilization.
A famous nine pound jade head of the sun god Kinich Ahau was found here.
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Limon, Costa Rica
The historical town of Limon, is the gateway to Costa Rica's Caribbean,
and retains much of its historical and culture past....from the seawall you can see where
Columbus anchored during his fourth voyage...black sand beaches abound...
The red mangroves are certainly impressive, some reaching upwards of 40-50 feet,
and a wide variety of wild life can be seen, including monkeys.
Colon, Panama
Colon is the Caribbean entrance to the Canal Zone and the a major seaport center.
A taxi trip was made to see local folk culture along with
all the old beautiful buildings and churches. (left)
Then it was off by taxi to see Portobelo, the place of storage for all the gold originating
from the Spanish colonies in South America. It was stored at Fort San Loreno from
where it was shipped to Spain.
British pirates William Parker, Sir Henry Morgan and Sir Francis Drake were
raiders ahead of me so I found no gold...
Canal Zone, Panama
The Panama Canal is considered by many to be the 8th wonder of the world. Conceived by Charles I
of Spain in 1534, it was finally completed by the United States on January 7th, 1914 when
the Alexander La Valley made the first complete transit of the canal.
Had our Cruise Liner Spirit gone thru the canal the toll would have been $200,000.
The Captain saved the money and we headed back to Miami, Florida, USA.
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