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jobs - printing press operator

print press operator – to operate an ABDick 360 Offset Printer, experienced person (501)634-0400

houses for sale

belmopan – 1 bdrm, 1 bath, kitchen & living room, central hot water heater, tile floor, tinted windows. foundation & floor for 2nd and 3rd bdrm is complete. covered carport, 24’ x 26’ dimensions & fenced yard is 50’ x 100’, lots of fruit trees. $45,000 USD (501)669-9529

stoves /ovens

wanted – Stoves / ovens, needs to be in good working condition, will pay cash (501)604-4187

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cars

2010 Dodge Avenger SXT – 79,000 miles, 2.4L 4 cyl, body is in mint cond, Power win, seats & mirrors, Sirius XM radio, mp3 Disc player, Aux port, Custom 18 inch Pacer rims, built in beer/soda cooler, $20,600 obo (501)653-0166

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did you know? – A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes!

2005 Saturn Vue – 4 cyl Automatic, power lock/ windows, only 87,000 miles $13,500 obo (501) 610-0180 2005 Lexus IS300 – Auto trans, black lthr int, 17” alloy wheels, cross-drilled & slotted brake rotors, 3.0L, RWD, $16,000 obo (501)636-6567 2004 Mitsubishi Galant – Black, mileage 120,000, 2.4 Auto, 4Cyl, Gas Economic, 18 inch Chrome Rims, Cruise control, ABS Breaks system, Power Windows, Lock, Freezing AC, CD Radio, Fully loaded, Clean & Spacious Interior, Air Bags, Price dropped to $14,000 (501)605-5709

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2000 Ford Focus – Black, 4 cylinders, 123K miles, standard transmission, serious inquiries only, more info (501)623-1531 91 Toyota Carina – Diesel car, motor in good condition, body needs work, $1500 (501)621-4038

TRUCKS & SUVs

2012 Isuzu D-max LS – 4X4 Manual Transmission, Mint Condition, perfect for off road (501)629-7524 for more info 2008 Isuzu D-max – 4 cyl 3.0 diesel Manual Trans, 42k miles, mint condition, (501)629-7524 for more info 2005 Ford Escape – Limited Edition, 4Cyl, 4X4, Leather Interior, $17,000 (501)610-0180 tell them “I saw your ad in buy & sell classifieds!

2005 Kia Sorento – 6 Cyl Automatic, 4X4, Power Locks/Windows, Good Working Condition, $15,500 obo (501)610-0180 2001 Mazda Tribute – Has a great engine, Now $13,500, clean int, located in belize city (501)624-9999 99 KIA sportage – 4 Cylinder, $5000 phone (501)630-9990 1998 toyota rav 4 – Very clean, 2.0 engine, $12,000 (501)621- 1469 1997 Toyota 4 runner – 4x4, Fully Loaded in Excellent condition (501)668-5357 or 664-6089 1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO – 6 Cylinder, $9000 OBO (501) 630-4512 did you know? – Almonds are a member of the peach family!

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91 Toyota 4 Runner – 4 cylinder 4x4, $6000 obo (501)670-7296

motorcycles

2012 Honda Elite 125 Scooter – Extremely economical on gas & easy to operate since its fully auto, $2500 (501)622-5086

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1993 Suzuki intruder – 800cc, gd condition, $5000 (501)668-8013

houses for rent

hillview, santa elena – Furn 2 bdrm house, Fully Fenced with burglar bars, on large parcel, $700 Bzd mo plus utils (501)669-6689

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San Ignacio – 2 bed /1.5 bath villa, furnishings optional, private lot, wifi, medium or long-term (501)834-4015 santa elena – Upper 2 bedroom concrete house, first & last months rent, $400 mo - (501)668-0619

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houses for sale hillview, santa elena – 2 bedroom house with mountain view, Fully Fenced with burglar bars and located on a large parcel. $110,000 BZ (501)669-6689

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belmopan – 25 Acre parcel, 7 miles out of Belmopan & 3.5 miles into Never Delay road on left hand side (501)822-3065

xbox

Xbox 360 S Hard Drive – 320gb for only $200 (501)668-3313

cell phones

belmopan – 1 bdrm, 1 bath, kitchen & living rm, central hot water heater, tile floor, tinted windows,. foundation & floor for 2nd and 3rd bdrm is complete, covered carport, 24’ x 26’ & fenced yard is 50’ x 100’, lots of fruit trees. $45,000 USD (501)669-9529

lots FOR SALE

Belize River – 23 Acre parcel w frontage on Belize River, w elec, cleared w large orchard of mangoes, more, reduced to $199,000 USD (501)824-4050 did you know? – A cat has 32 muscles in each ear!

htc hero – Brand new in Box, Touchscreen, micro SD slot, Smart phone, must sell, never used, $300 (501)634-0400 iphone 3 – Brand new, never used, must sell, only $600 (501)625-1150

livestock

free-range blue/green eggs, laying hens & Muscovy ducks – Email contact only: wildsidebz@hughes.net

male horse - Call for more info (501)664-0628

dogs

GUARD DOG still needs a home – Girlie is a great watch dog, She needs to be relocated to a new home, currently in Santa Elena, current shots, monthly heartworm & flea and tick meds, spayed (501)665-2770 Pekinese puppies – In Belmopan, 3 males and 1 female (501)629-7933 for further information Purebred German Shepherd Puppies – 3 males, 3 females, black with some tan, plush/long hair, High intelligence, loyal and protective, ideal for family protection and companion dogs, $550 wildsidebz@hughes.net

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This then is the real key to life: if you change your mind your conditions must change too-your body must change, your daily work or other activities must change-for weather you be habitually happy and cheerful or low-spirited and fearful, depends entirely on the quality of the mental food upon which you diet yourself.

Please be very clear about this. If you change your mind your conditions must change too.

An The Seven-Day Mental Diet The seven-day mental diet is one of the most powerful tools I have used in my personal spiritual/life path as well as in my retreats, workshops, and class teachings.

These teachings are from Emmet Fox (1886~1951), scientist, philosopher, author, and spiritual teacher.

His work has inspired me for over 20 years.

As a spiritual teacher through many modalities (yoga, massage therapy, mind/body healing and much more) I know the power of thoughts. I also know it takes discipline and commitment to change them. I encourage and invite you to use this diet as a conduit in changing your life!

“The subject of diet is one of the foremost of the present day in public interest. There are unlimited resourc-

es on the Internet, books, magazines and articles on being food conscious. Experts on the subject say that physically you become what you eat-that your whole body is composed of the food you eat.

Of course, no sensible person would argue with this; but in this article we will address the subject of dieting at a level that is infinitely more profound and farreaching in its effects. Let us refer to this as Mental Dieting.

Everything in your life today-the state of your body, whether healthy or sick, the state of your home, the present condition of every phase of your life in fact-is entirely conditioned by the thoughts and feelings which you have entertained in the past, by the habitual tone of your past thinking. And the condition of your life tomorrow, and next week, and next year, will be entirely conditioned by the thoughts and feelings which you choose to entertain from now onward.

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In short, if you want to make your life happy and worthwhile, you must begin to train yourself in the habit of thought selection and control. This will be difficult for the first few days, but if you persevere you will find that it will become rapidly easier, and it is the most interesting experiment that you could possibly make. You will be amazed at the things you will learn about yourself, and you will get results almost from the beginning.

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And finally remember that nothing said or done by anyone else can possibly through you off your diet.

Only your own reaction to the other person’s conduct can do that. Keep your thoughts positive, optimistic, and kindly while the outer picture is rocking. Keep it in spite of any appearances and victory is certain.”

If you get in a pinch just ask, what would love do or say?

Melissa Jude Luca www.thevisionexchange.com

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From chef-designed dishes to streetside food vendors, the dining options in Cayo are wide and varied. Listings below are sorted alphabetically by neighborhood /type.

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A & R Belizean Food| Belizean cuisine, Market Square| 620-3189 Al Rustico Bar & Grill| Humming Bird Hwy, Cor Ramirez St & Las Flores| Alwin Restaurant| Mountain View Blvd| Arch Seafood| Belizean cuisine, 46.5 Miles Western Hwy| 822-3258 Brown’s Deli| Belizean cuisine, 24 Stann Creek St |

607-8900 Caladium Restaurant| Belizean cuisine| 822-2754 Carimbou’s Diner| Belizean cuisine, Market Square |604-6703/668-4190 Chon Saan Palace| Chinese, 7069 George Price Blvd| 822-3388 Corkers Restaurant & wine bar| Belizean / American cuisine, Top Floor Hibiscus Plaza| Del Norte Ceviche Place| Cevecheria /Belizean cuisine, 6 San Martin / Saint Paul Road| Diamond Restaurant| Chinese cuisine, 1900

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First of all, what do I mean by negative thinking? Well, a negative thought is any thought of failure, criticism, spite, jealousy or condemnation of self or others.

Second, you must be quite clear that what this diet calls for is that you shall not entertain or dwell upon negative things. It is not the thoughts that come to you that matter. Of course, many negative thoughts will come to you all day long. Some will come on their own. Others will be given to you by other people, either in conversation, conduct, or disagreeable news.

These things however, do not matter as long as you don’t entertain them. The thing to do is, as soon as the negative thought presents itself-turn it out. Turn away from the newspaper, turn out the thought of the

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unkind letter, or stupid remark, or what not. When the negative thought floats into your mind immediately turn it out and think of something else positive.

Suppose that on coming home or at work you are greeted with a lot of negative conversation-do not preach a sermon, but simply do not accept it. It is your mental consent; remember that constitutes your diet.

Suppose you witness an act of injustice let us sayinstead of reacting by accepting the appearance and responding with pity or indignation, refuse to accept the appearance at its face value: do anything that you can to right matters, give it the right thought and let it go at that. You will still be on the diet.

In closing, I want to tell you that people often find that starting of this diet seems to stir up all sorts of difficulties. This means that things are moving and is it not the very object we have in view? Suppose your whole world seems to rock on its foundations. Hold on steadily, let it rock, and when the rocking is over the picture will have reassembled itself into something much nearer to your hearts desire. The remedy is not to deny that your world is rocking in appearance but to refuse to take the appearance of the reality. (Judge not according to appearances but judge righteous judgments).

Do not tell anyone else you are on your diet, or that you intend to go on it. Remember that your soul should be the Secret place of the most high. When you have come through the seven days successfully, allow a reasonable time to establish the new mentality and then tell the story to others.

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Make up your mind to devote one week solely to the task of building a new habit of thought, and during that week let everything else in life be unimportant as compared with that. If you will do so, then that week will be the most significant week in your whole life.

This then is your prescription: For seven days you must not allow yourself to dwell for a single moment on any kind of negative thought. You must watch your self for a whole week as a cat watches a mouse. A week will be enough to begin to establish the habit of positive thinking. Some extraordinary changes for the better will have come into your life, encouraging you enormously and then the future will take care of itself. But the seven days are going to be strenuous. Mere physical fasting would be child’s play in comparison, even if you have a good appetite. So do not start it lightly.

Think about it for a day or two before you begin. The start in, and the grace of God go with you. You may start any day of the week and at any time of the day, it does not matter, but once you start you must go right through the seven days. This is essential. The whole idea is to have seven days of unbroken mental discipline in order to get the mind definitely bent in a new direction once and for all. If you make a false start, or even if you go on well for a few days then for any reason “fall off” the diet, the thing to do is to stop for several days, and then start fresh again. Even if you do not count the lapse of negative thinking, Nature will.

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Formosa| Nim Li Punit St, Gourmet Coffee, Espressos, Lattes, Machiatos, Smoothies| 822-0888 ice point | 22 Stann Creek St, Coffee, Iced Tea, Juice, Fast Food, 10% Off Smoothies on Saturdays | 822-0661

Pizzerias

Pasquale’s Pizza | Peppers Pizza |

Forest Drive | 822-4663 Off Ring Rd | 822-0666 /822-0667

Internet Cafes

Angelus Press| Constitution Dr| 822-3861 /822-3863 Cybercom Internet Center| Libertad /Santa Maria St | 822-2317 EZ Kafe| Brodies Complex| 672-0007 GS-COM Belmopan| 16 Garden City Plaza |822-2588 IntegriComp Internet Cafe & IT Training| 18 Trinity Boulevard | 665-7001 /629-0189 PC.COM| Market Square| 822-2449 Pross Computers | Constitution Drive| 822-0656

Snack Shops

Antonini’s| Garden City Plaza| The Family Corner| The Emporium Plaza| Tropical Restaurant| Belizean cuisine, Cemetario Street, San Martin|

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Benny’s Kitchen| Belizean /Mayan dishes, Internet service for kids | 823-2541 /607-1929 pizzas to go| Pizzeria, Besides Long Lucky, $18 - Large, $28 - 14”, Pizza by the slice, Open 24 hours | 651-3663

SAN IGNACiO / SANTA ELENA Restaurants

aguada hotel & restaurant| Santa Elena, Belizean /American cuisine, full service restaurant & bar, catering, event planning | 804-3609 annie’s belizean food & pizza| Savannah area, across from San Ignacio Market, Breakfast & Lunch, Mon-Sat, Cash only | cenaida’s belizean| West St, Belizean Cuisine, Lunch & Dinner | 631-2526 del carmen bar & grill| 12 Joseph Andrews Dr., 10am-8pm Tue - Sat, Meat Loafs, Kabobs, Roast Pork, Chicken Wings, Ice Cold Beers, Cash Only | 600-4294 Erva’s| 4 West Street, San Ignacio, Belizean cuisine | 824-2821 Flayva’s| Belizean/American /Vegetarian| 804-2267 fuego bar & grill| The New face of cuisine, #2 San

Ignacio Welcome Center | 824-FOOD (3663) guava limb cafe| Light fresh fusion cuisine, dessert specialties, coffees in a quaint setting overlooking the Macal Park, Credit cards, $8 - $30 | 824-4837 hams bbq| In Hot Mama’s parking lot, Mile 60 George Price Hwy | 630-8058 Hodes place| Savannah Area, Family restaurant, Belizean/American /Italian|

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Constitution Dr | 822-0373 DQ’s Fast Food| Belizean cuisine, 21 Stann Creek St | 822-3784 El Rancho Restaurant & Bar| Belizean / American, 47 Miles Western Highway| garden City Restaurant| Chinese cuisine, Mountain View Blvd| Guang Dong restaurant| Chinese, Constitution Drive | 822-3672 Jia Kang Restaurant| Chinese cuisine, 4424 Nim Li Punit Street | 604-0588 La Cabana Restaurant & Bar| Belizean cuisine, 1 Zultana St, Las Flores village | Ter’s Delights| Belizean cuisine, #2 Stann Creek Street | 620-7406 The Meating Place| Roaring River Golf Course, Mile 50 ¼ Western Hwy, Steaks, more| 820-2031/ 669-1960 Tropical Restaurant|11 Cemetario Street San Martin | 663-3969 wing stop| Garden City, Sports Bar cuisine, Delicious Wings n Things, 10am - midnight| 628-4498 Yim Saan Restaurant & Bar| Chinese cuisine, Hummingbird Hwy| 822-1263

TABU RESTAURANT| Benque Resort & Spa, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner| | 632-0688

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The wing stop| Burns Avenue, Sports Bar cuisine, Delicious Wings n Things, 10am - midnight| 880-0048

Bar & Grill JJ’s up the hill| Benque Rd, Belizean /American cuisine| 604-3041 Meluchis| Joseph Andrew Dr., by Graveyard, Belizean/American cuisine|

Bakeries /Pastries

the old french bakery| San Ignacio Welcome Center, Savannah area, Wide variety of pastries, breads, etc.| 804-0054 sweet ting| Joseph Andrews Dr, Cakes, Pastries, etc.|

Pizzerias

Yoli’s Pizza| San Ignacio Welcome Center, Pizza, Ice Cream, Pastries| 824-4187

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hot taco snack shack| Bullet Tree Rd, Hard Shell & Soft Tacos, Burritos, Burgers, etc., | 675-7000 Ko’-Ox Han-nah| Indian /Asian /American Cuisine, Burns Ave| martha’s kitchen| 10 West Street, Downtown San Ignacio, Belizean /American cuisine| Masabaduga| San Ignacio Welcome Center, Belizean Cuisine, We do delivery, 7am-9:30pm Mon-Sat |600-4057 & 629-4355 Maxims| Downtown San Ignacio, Chinese cuisine| mercy’s kitchen| Santa Elena, Saint Andrews St., Traditional & American Food, Ask about our Delicious Daily Specials, 6am-9pm Monday-Saturday | 635-1714 Mickey’s Snack Shop| Burns Ave., Local fast food|

Mincho’s| Burns Ave., Local fast food orange gallery guest house & cafe| Unitedville on the Western Hwy, Belizean /Continental cuisine| pops restaurant| West St, Breakfast/ Sandwiches| 824-3366 Rolson’s| Off the Benque Rd., Bar/Cantina/ Hotel, Belizean/ Mexican/ American cuisine| Roots Wraps & Smoothies | 38 West Street at Hotel Tia Maria, Healthy Lunch Bar serving raw, vegan and vegetarian food for the whole family, Mon-Fri 7am3pm Sat 9am-5pm, Free Delivery | 666-2889 Rosita’s Fast Food| Joseph Andrews, by Sacred Heart High School, Delicious Belizean cuisine, Excellent prices| Running W Steak House| Inside the San Ignacio Resort hotel sanny’s grill| 18th St, Grilled Steaks, Pork Chops, Jerk Pork | 824-2988 Serendib Restaurant| Burns Ave., Sri-Lankan/ Belizean cusine | 824-2302 Snooty Fox Grill House| Benque Viejo Road, open Thursday - Sunday, 11 am to 8:30 pm. Open-air dining, American cuisine, $10-$25. |623-9694 TAI SAN CHINESE RESTAURANT | 9 Burns Avenue, San Ignacio |824-2257

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vivian’s coffee house| Joseph Andrews Dr, Next to Sacred Heart High School, Coffees, Lattes, Smoothies, etc.| 804-4664

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Trade winds| Hudson St, High Speed Internet, printing, scanning, copying| 824-2396

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MiLE 32 G E O RG E P Ri CE HiG HWA Y Restaurant & bar

AMIGOS BAR AND RESTAURANT | Happy Hours from 5 to 7 pm daily. Our menu includes delicious Belizean, American and International cuisine, PLUS a pizza Special on Fridays. FREE WI-FI too!

blue angels nightclub| San Ignacio, 11 Hudson St. $2.50 Local Beer, Happy Hour 5pm-7pm

blue angels nightclub| San Ignacio, 11 Hudson Street, DJ /or Band Dance on Fridays & Saturdays, open every day, Hip Hop, Reggae, Soca, Punta, etc. jj’s up the hill| (formerly Cappello’s) San Ignacio, DJ Dance on weekends, karaoke, Cover charge on special events. 604-3041 /604-6138 La Cabana| Belmopan, just off the Southern Hwy in Las Flores, DJ Dance on weekends, Reggae, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Top 40 Meluchi’s| San Ignacio, DJ Dance on weekends, Reggae, Top 40, 80’s next lounge| San Ignacio, in Princess Casino, DJ Dance, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Euro House, Cover piache | San Ignacio, across from Princess Casino, Dance, Dancehall, Reggae, Top 40, Tuesdays to Sundays, DJs on Friday & Saturday, Cover charge on Saturdays rumors resort hotel| San Ignacio, on Benque Rd, Special events. 824-2795 wanna get listed? Place your event listing with us here... it is Free! Send us your info to buyandsellbelize@ yahoo.com

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Cave Tubing at Nohoch Che’en Caves Branch Reserve The Caves Branch River winds through a porous limestone landscape that is

mystical caves… riddled with holes like a piece of Swiss cheese. Water flows through the jungle and then into caves before disappearing into underground passages only to later emerge again in some remote jungle stream. A few brave cave divers have ven-

tured deep into pitch dark underground waterways but have only begun to map this intricate maze of water and rock.

When you hear about Cave Tubing in Belize it refers to a small part of the vast Caves Branch River Cave System. Specifically,

it refers to a segment of the Caves Branch River that flows continuously through 5 different caves. After the second cave, the river goes underground for a short segment only to reemerge and continue into the third cave. The river flows

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cayo twist| Corner of Benque Rd & Joseph Andrews Dr. Amore Mio Gelato| Burns Ave, 10am - 8pm Mon Sat| 602-8365

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ing on a cruise ship and doing a cave tubing cruise shore excursion or are staying in a nearby resort doing a cave tubing tour, you’re in for a memorable experience. It’s a very easy and accessible tour that anyone can do.

Over the years both young and old, as well as everyone in between, has gone cave tubing! The river gets a bit low or high during the dry and wet seasons respectively, but the tour can be done year round. It’s only after a big rainstorm when the river overflows that it’s not possible to do this tour. There are day trips from many different destinations that will take you cave tubing such

as Belize City, San Ignacio, Belmopan and Dangriga. There are even day trips from the islands of Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker!

Most travelers end up doing the shorter cave tubing tour through the last 3 caves of the entire 5 cave system. After a quick hike along the jungle you’ll reach the point in the river that leads into the first cave. The water is crystal clear with hues of blue and green that just invite you to jump in. The current in the river will glide you along this unforgettable experience. Some segments of the river even have a few light rapids that add

a little adrenaline to the tour. Along the way you’ll pass lush jungles and vinedraped cliff walls. As you enter the pitch dark caves only your head lamp will light your way illuminating cathedral chambers and geological cave formations.

Inside one of the caves the guide will have everyone turn their headlights off.

It’s an eerie feeling gliding along on your inner tube in absolute darkness. At this moment you really understand why the Maya believed caves were the window into the underworld.

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human world and the invisible world of gods.

There are 2 access points to the 3 caves for the shorter cave tubing tour. The first is on private property that used to be a jungle resort named Jaguar Paw. They were one of the first companies to start offering cave tubing tours to cruise ships.

This is why cave tubing tours are sometimes referred to as “Cave Tubing at Jaguar Paw”. The property was sold and is now Chukka/Bakabush Adventures who specialize in shore excursions for cruise ships. As this tour became more popular freelance

tour guides wanted an easier way to access the caves rather than going through private property. As a result, the Institute of Archeology opened a second access point to the caves and this is where the majority of tour operators and guides will take you to begin your cave tubing tour.

If you want to experience the entire 5 caves system, you’re in for quite the adventure. The first of these caves alone is longer than the last 3 caves combined!

This cave is on the Blue Hole River, the same river that flows through the Inland Blue Hole. The second cave is on the

19 BUZZ® Caves Branch River, right after the Blue Hole River merges with it. After the second cave, the river continues eventually flowing down into an underground waterway. Since getting sucked underground on an inner tube isn’t much fun and you probably want to stay alive, you’ll exit the river beforehand and hike about 20 minutes through the jungle until the river emerges again. You’ll then jump back in the river and continue with the last 3 caves downstream.

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Lodge, who was the first to popularize cave tours in Belize.

They are the only outfit that offers the complete cave tubing tour through all 5 caves. The first 2 caves are accessed through a private reserve exclusively managed by them.

All the other tour guides and operators do a shorter cave tubing tour that will take you through the last 3 caves of the river-cave system.

This unique rivercave system is called Nohoch Che’en Caves Branch Archaeological Reserve and it is managed by the Institute of Archeology which is a part of the National Institute of Culture & History.

Whether you’re visit-

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unbroken through each cave tunnel, like a freeway tunnel you drive through. Except instead of a car, you’re on an inner tube floating along the river through long cathedral caves.

There are other rivercaves in Belize that you can enter on an inner tube, like Footprints Cave not too far away. However, this 5 cave system is the only one where the river-caves form unbroken tunnels that you can float right through. From the entrance of the first cave to the exit of the last cave is approximately 4.5 miles (7km).

This landmark tour was pioneered by Ian Anderson, owner of Caves Branch Jungle

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