Going to Cayo District

What to do in Cayo District

by Candyce H. Stapen

A visit to the Cayo District takes you into the heart of Belize's jungle. Covering some 2,000 square miles in western Belize, the Cayo's two major towns are San Ignacio in the west, about nine miles from the Guatemalan border, and Belmopan, the area's capital city, about 20 miles east of San Ignacio. The region is rich with mountains, rivers, rainforests, and Maya ruins.

The hilly, verdant terrain hides many caves, places where the Maya both stored goods and, likely, conducted ceremonies. According to Maya belief, caves served as links between the world of the living and the underworld.

On the Caves Branch River, near the Jaguar Paw Lodge and accessible from Belmopan, you float through caverns in an...

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