Location: 3580 Mission Inn Ave. Date Established: 1912 Date Visited: 10/21/2014 The building that currently houses the Riverside Metropolitan Museum also known as the RMM has had various reincarnations. The building started it’s life in 1912 as a Federal Post … Continue reading →
Nim Li Punit is Mayan for “Big Hat” which it got from one of the stellas at the site that has a ruler with a very large head piece. If I were to name the site I would have named … Continue reading →
One of our main objectives while we were in Belize was to visit the Caracol ruins. The Caracol ruins is the largest archeological site in Belize. It has been know for few decades now, but it is still an active … Continue reading →
Cahal Pech is probably one of the easiest accessible archeological zones near San Ignacio (because it is within San Ignacio), however, without a common measurement distance is very hard to measure. I could have taken a quick taxi ride for … Continue reading →
(Click on the pictures to enlarge) How Belize became a country is about as windy as the many rivers that cross it. There are two significant days for Belize independence day. The first is September 10th (the day of the … Continue reading →
In the K’iche Mayan dialect Xibalba is roughly translated as “place of fear.” The extensive cave system that crisscross Central America were believed to be the entrances to this dark kingdom. In was in this kingdom under the earth the twelve Lords … Continue reading →
So we are on our way to Belize tomorrow and I (John) decided I needed some Japanese food. If that makes any sense to you will be just fine with takoyaki. The name takoyaki to me sounds like a Mexican-Japanese … Continue reading →
After watching some videos on YouTube about Belize and it’s rich chocolate history I stumbled upon a video on how to make chocolate bars and decided I could do that myself. I would link the video but I can’t find … Continue reading →
Today was the last day of Summer for AJ. Come Monday it is back to school. Most kids dread it, I know I did, but I guess school is more fun than when I was a kid, because AJ is … Continue reading →
Last Saturday Denise’s family decided to get together and have a picnic. Deciding we wanted to do a little bit more than a picnic we decided to go and do a little hike together. The original plan was to go … Continue reading →
