Day 2
July 28, 2018 - Saturday: Belize City, Belmopan, and San Ignacio
Figure 1: We left our hotel and drove around the bustling streets of Belize City, as our tour guides pointed out places of importance.
1a: The view of the streets through the windshield of our vehicle
1b: St. John's Cathedral
1c: Baron Bliss Lighthouse
Figure 2: On our way to Belmopan, we stopped at the Belize Zoo which lived up to its name as the "Best Little Zoo," because the animals were all rescues who were being rehabilitated and will be released back into the wild, and the enclosures looked like they were built right into the natural environment.
2a: Belize Zoo sign
2b: A young jaguar
2c: One of the paths to the exhibits
2d: A deer with an antler deformity
Figure 3: These are government buildings in the capital of Belize, Belmopan. After touring this city, Shen-Li gave a lecture on the local people and culture of Belize.
3a: A government building
3b: The U.S. Embassy building
Figure 4: Our last stop was our hotel, duPlooy's Jungle Lodge in San Ignacio, where there was no A/C and jaguars roamed the surrounding areas
4a: Our private villa at duPlooy’s
4b: Part of the jungle lodge grounds