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    San Ignacio

    Feb 10–15, 2024 in Belize ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Including tonight we have spent 5 nights in San Ignacio. This is a town very close to the border with Guatemala in the Cayo district of Belize.

    The town itself is fairly basic but it has been a great base to explore the region. It was Valentine’s Day today and they certainly go to town on that with roses and teddies everywhere. It is also the local elections and they take the approach of fairly negative campaigning. There are political flags everywhere along with banners slagging off the other party.

    We leave for Guatemala tomorrow.    Read more