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  San Ignacio - Travel Belize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
San Ignacio is a unique blend of America old west and tropical backwater with frontier- like wooden shops on narrow streets.
Known locally as "Cayo", San Ignacio is located on the Western Highway about seventy miles and 90 minutes drive time from Belize City.
Bullet Tree, 3 miles northwest of San Ignacio, is where the road to El Pilar begins.
travel-belize.com /san_ignacio.htm   (447 words)

  
 Travel in San Ignacio - Belize - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
San Ignacio Town is built on seven hills in the heart of the Cayo District.
The name was given at the time when San Ignacio resembled an island, sandwiched between the Macal and Mopan Rivers when there were no roads.
The Macal River winds its way through the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena and is an excellent place to swim or canoe.
www.americatravelling.net /belize/san_ignacio/san_ignacio_culture.htm   (832 words)

  
 Belize City - Belize Specialists
Historians say that Belize City is built on a foundation of loose corals, logwood chips and rum bottles.
Connecting Belize City's south and north side, the Belize Swing Bridge is the only manually operated swing bridge in the world.
While Belize City is the largest city in the country, as well as the commercial and social hub of Belize, there is another town within the Belize District which is the tourist center for the country.
www.belizespecialists.com /BelizeCity.htm   (556 words)

  
 San Ignacio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ignatius) is a common toponym in parts of the world where that language is or was spoken:
San Ignacio Mini, Jesuit mission in the Misiones Province
This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Ignacio   (92 words)

  
 ! Casa Maya Eco Resort, San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize, Central America
Belize is a small country about 200 miles long and 100 miles wide, about the same size as Massachusetts, but with an enormous variety of things to do.
San Ignacio is really noisy on the weekends with lots of partying, so it pays to get accommodations, like Casa Maya, out a bit from town.
There is a shuttle from the airport to San Ignacio for $80 plus tax per direction for up to 2 persons and $20 for each additional person.
www.awrem.com /casamaya/first.html   (1652 words)

  
 Belize Report: San Ignacio, Cayo District
The name San Ignacio is almost synonymous with the Cayo.
This town is the center of activity for the whole area, and little happens in the Cayo District that doesn't originate in San Ignacio.
San Ignacio's location as a trading post began thousands of years ago during the time of the Maya, and has continued through the centuries with the arrival of the Spanish, followed by the British and the tourists.
www.belizereport.com /sites/sanignac.html   (399 words)

  
 chaacreekcom - San ignacio - belize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
All of the cottages were upgraded in 1990, and a new office was established in nearby san ignacio town.
The chaa creek road was built by the british army corps of engineers in 1983 and was accompanied by the addition of a dining room to cater to the six existing cottage rooms.
In those days the farm had no road access so the flemings transported their produce by dugout canoe to the ready markets of san ignacio town, much as the maya had done 1, 000 years before.
www.chaacreek.com /envelope/san-ignacio/sanign-013.htm   (556 words)

  
 San Ignacio Belize - Travel Information for San Ignacio and Cayo District, Belize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The two towns are separated by the Macal River and Belize's only suspension bridge, the one-lane Hawksworth Bridge (Built in 1949).
San Ignacio is located along the Western Highway about 70 miles and 90 minutes drive time from Belize City.
Bullet Tree, 3 miles northwest of San Ignacio, is where the road to El Pilar, another archeological site, begins.
www.belizex.com /san_ignacio.htm   (485 words)

  
 San Ignacio in Belize
San Ignacio sort of slants into a river; a lopsided town with lots of lopsided streets.
We had met some New Yorkers - Lisa and her triplets - in Southern Belize and agreed to meet at a Lebanese-owned bar just down from the Casa Blanca.
The hotel attendant heard this and yelled back through the walls that the San Ignacio main had just burst.
www.notesfromtheroad.com /isthmus/isthmus_guatemala_peten.htm   (341 words)

  
 Belize by Naturalight - Travel/Tour Agents in Belize
BELIZE TRIPS - We are much more than a travel agency or tour operator.
BELIZE LODGE and EXCURSIONS - Belize Lodge and Excursions Limited is unique ecotourism facility and adventure travel operator located in the remote Toledo District of Southern Belize, Central America.
BELIZE TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION - The Belize Tour Guide Association was established in 1990 and has since grown to over 150 members making it the largest association in Belize.
www.belizenet.com /touropix.shtml   (1800 words)

  
 Belize Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Situated south of the Yucatán Peninsula, Belize is a land of mountains, swamps, and tropical jungle.
Belize has a subtropical climate, with a well-marked dry season from late February to May and a wet season from June to November that is interrupted from August to September by another dry season.
San Ignacio is a town in west-central Belize (formerly British Honduras).
www.hummingbirdhills.com /belizeinfo.htm   (463 words)

  
 San Ignacio Hotel San Ignacio, Belize - San Ignacio Hotel Group Booking Reservation Meetings Meeting Planning ...
The San Ignacio Hotel is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
Weddings at the San Ignacio Hotel with their facilities, guest rooms and experienced wedding and group management staff, are magnificent.
A San Ignacio Hotel wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
www.meetingforce.com /san-ignacio-hotel-125h340.html   (713 words)

  
 Belize Road Trip: Calderitas to San Ignacio
Both are native Belizeans from San Ignacio, a small town near the Guatemalan border that I've been wanting to see.
They tell us of their car-repair shop and the attractions surrounding San Ignacio, and promise to lead us to the town, just three hours south of here.
He's in Belize with some sort of ill-defined fulbright project and is looking for some people to hang out with.
www.geocities.com /bnibali/bz630.html   (1858 words)

  
 Belize-Vacation.com - Vacations to Belize
Located on the east coast of the Yucatan peninsula, Belize is a vacation destination whose tropical treasures have yet to be discovered by mass tourism...
And Belize's proximity to Reef and Rain Forest is what makes Belize so unique, and no vacation to Belize is complete without visiting them both.
Belize Explorer specializes in Rainforest Ruins and Reef vacation packages personalized to your interests and lifestyle.
www.belize-vacation.com   (153 words)

  
 Teach Abroad in Belize. Belizean International Teach Abroad results from GoAbroad.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Join us on the Caribbean coast of Belize for an unforgettable and valuable experience.
The focus of your teaching project is determined by your skills and the needs of the local children.
Introduction: Belize has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Central America and the fourth highest rate in all of Latin America.
www.teachabroad.com /Belize.cfm   (306 words)

  
 Yute Expeditions, San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize. Guiding you through a unique travel experience.
Belize is an extraordinary country with an exciting variety of adventures for you to enjoy: the Barrier Reef, Tropical Rainforests with Exotic Wildlife, Jungle Rivers and Waterfalls, Caves and Mountains, Bird Watching, Ecological Adventures and many Ruins from a Maya Society that occupied this area for thousands of years.
Dive and snorkel the Barrier Reef (the underwater jungle), all in the beautiful Central American country of Belize.
We pick you up at the Belize City International Airport and transport you to your accommodations, take you on your choice of tours and return to the airport for your departure.
www.inlandbelize.com   (178 words)

  
 Monroe's Talkabout the World - 27th Edition - 9/24/99
Belize gained its Independence on September 21, 1981, reason enough for the young nation to celebrate the whole month of September culminating in parades, dances, speeches, and fireworks on September 21st, followed of course by after parties on the 22nd and 23rd.
From San Ignacio, my guide and friend Roy led myself and two pack horses on a three-day trek to the Mayan ruins at Caracol.
Once back into the village of San Ignacio, I was invited out to visit the Ek Tun Jungle Lodge.
www.mastgeneralstore.com /monroe/092499c.php3   (1145 words)

  
 Ecological Adventure Travel Programs Abroad in Belize. Belizean International Ecological Adventure Programs results ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Belize is the only English speaking country in Central America.
The Drowned Cayes, Belize'Everywhere they occur, manatees are endangered, and the human impacts on these gentle marine relatives of elephants only grow as more and more of the Earth's population gravitates toward tropical coasts.
Belize: Tropical Moist Forest and Marine Ecology/Mayan Archeology and Garifuna Culture Length-14 Days and 13 Nights/COST-980.00USD Our Belize Workshop is hosted by the Belize Tropical Education Center (TEC) and their experienced staff of Biologists a...
www.adventuretravelabroad.com /Belize.cfm   (465 words)

  
 La Ruta Maya River Challenge 2003 - Canoe race on the Belize River, from San Ignacio to Belize City
Armed with an aluminum canoe and the logistical support of his wife, he and his two sons started on their adventure.
Across the river, tangled in thick brush were three figures: one on the bank, another clinging to a tree and the other swimming towards us.
Even though Mike had raced 260 miles of the Texas Water Safari, he later admitted that the Belize River's 180 miles proved to be one of his hardest races.
www.belizeanjourneys.com /features/rmaya03/newsletter.html   (1668 words)

  
 San Ignacio Belize Village Resort Lodgings Accommodations
San Ignacio Cayo Belize Village Resort Villas Lodgings Accommodations
Witness from the village the spectacular views of the twins towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena, the Macal River and villages of Santa Familia and Bullet Tree Falls.
General Information: Cahal Pech Village in San Ignacio, Belize, with its thatched roof cabanas and natural surroundings, takes you back to a time long forgotten.
www.lodgingsinternational.com /lodgings/304.htm   (534 words)

  
 Visit San Ignacio, Belize's Jungle Gem
Long popular with adventure travelers and eco-tourists, San Ignacio has been an inexpensive and charming place to stay in Belize.
Now that many cruise lines have added Belize to their ports of call, San Ignacio has become more popular as an extended trip.
The San Ignacio market is a daily source of fresh fruits and vegetables.
www.seekpeace.com /SanIgnacio   (493 words)

  
 Cheap San Ignacio Resort Hotel San Ignacio discount hotels, accommodation and lodging services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
San Ignacio Resort has all of the amenities, facilities and levels of comfort you would expect from a hotel of this class, and maintains the meticulous standards required by travel and tour operators worldwide.
San Ignacio Resort Hotel San Ignacio with guide to hotels accommodation by jrhotels.com at our discount prices rates from many hotel suppliers to ensure that you get some of the cheapest rates on the Internet.
On an ongoing basis, we are working with each one of the hotels to insure that we have the best San Ignacio Resort Hotel San Ignacio room rates for any accommodations.
netherlands.jrhotels.com /San-Ignacio-Resort-Hotel-San-Ignacio.htm   (481 words)

  
 Belize Real Estate Services in San Ignacio, Belize
Belize Real Estate Services in San Ignacio, Belize
We are a licensed Belizean Real Estate company specializing in Acreage, Commercial and Residential properties throughout Belize, with a special emphasis on the Cayo district.
Experience the San Ignacio - Cayo District area.
www.belize-real-estate-services.com   (149 words)

  
 Maya Caves of West-Central Belize: Cahal Pech
Cahal Pech is located on the southern outskirts of San Ignacio Town in the upper Belize Valley region of the Cayo District, Belize (see map).
The destruction by these vandals, and by the gradual encroachment of the site by an expanding San Ignacio Town, eventually prompted members of the Cayo Branch of the Belize Tourism Industry Association to seek assistance for the preservation of the site.
Data recovered at the center indicates that the first settlers began to occupy the site sometime between 1200 to 1000 B.C. It is believed that these settlers either entered the Belize River Valley from the west in Highland Guatemala, or they may represent incipient cultivators whose ancestors lived in the area during the Archaic period.
www.archaeology.org /online/features/belize/cahalpech.html   (1134 words)

  
 National Emergency Management Organization of Belize
The Embassy of Belize in the United States of America has opened a special Message Board on its website in order to provide Belizeans at home and in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina with a forum for communication with family and friends.
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) is positioning itself to provide reliable communications for Belize in the event that normal services are disrupted due to a major event such as a hurricane.
Belize was represented at a Basic Disaster Management Course for the Caribbean hosted at the H. Lavitty Community College in the British Virgin Islands from August 8-10, 2005.
www.nemo.org.bz   (292 words)

  
 Intern Abroad in Belize. Belizean International Intern Abroad results from GoAbroad.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Earn valuable hands on experience while working side by side with local doctors, immersed in a small community, performing meaningful development work, and e...
It is important that our volunteers fit into what suits them and come to the realization of their efforts through a process of getting to know us, our mission, and the country of Belize...
Onsite interdisciplinary fieldstudies investigating the ecology and culture of Belize.
www.internabroad.com /Belize.cfm   (418 words)

  
 San Ignacio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
San Ignacio is one of the jewels of Belize.
If you are interested in clean and quiet surrounded by a rain forest situated near Mayan ruins then this is a location not to be missed.
The border town of San Ignacio is a hub for visiting Tikal Gautemala, and going into the Mountain Pine Ridge, as well as many local excursions.
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 Belize tour operator at a Private island - National Geographic Adventures Article - San Ignacio, Belize ecotourism ...
Belize tour operator at a Private island - National Geographic Adventures Article - San Ignacio, Belize ecotourism travel, scuba diving in the caribbean, adventure travel trip, adventure travel vacation package, all inclusive resort in belize, belize beac
Belize has been an adventure destination for years, yet development rests lightly on its islands- even on Cay Corker and Ambergris Cay, which receive the most visitors.
Since then, Belize’s Department of Fisheries has stationed rangers there to monitor, among other things, the small-scale commercial fishing allowed in the northern part of the atoll.
www.slickrock.com /natgeo.htm   (1596 words)

  
 THE BELIZE FORUMS: San Ignacio September Fest
It'll be a cultural, culinary and sports event and the profit will go to the San Ignacio town sports budget.
There will be several bands playing from Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba and maybe more countries and there will be a soccer tournament with several teams from Central America, a great raffle, maybe a summer night cinema, and a lot to do for the whole family.
If you'd like to join us, run a booth with one of thousand possible specialities from around the world, or if you have ideas for the fiesta, for the "noche cubana" on Sunday or suggestions for the movie nights from Thursday to Sunday, please contact us by email at info@san-ignacio-fest.com.
www.belizeforum.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001198   (330 words)

  
 Budget Lodging in Belize, Central America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Located on Paslow Falls Road in Bullet Tree Falls Village, 3 miles west of San Ignacio and on the Mopan River.
Excellent, clean, comfortable rooms, in the heart of San Ignacio with hot and cold private baths.
These are not the least-expensive places in Belize by any means, but all offer relatively low prices and solid value for what you pay.
www.peacecorner.org /budget_lodging.htm   (645 words)

  
 2005 Population Figures for Cayo, Belize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Belize Immigration and Nationality Department Belmopan, Cayo District Belize, Central...
The name of the city combines the words "Belize" and "Mopan", the language spoken by the Maya of Cayo.
BELIZE YOS The beautiful area of San Ignacio, Cayo, an area known for its Mayan...
travel.synabu.com /cities/C/Cayo,_Belize.html   (729 words)

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