Half way through our field course we were treated to a day off and a trip to Lamanai. Lamanai was once a Mayan city, building started in 200 BC and part of the site was still occupied by Mayans when the Spanish arrived in the 1700s.
A whole bunch of nature nerds at the Rain Temple.
A whole bunch of nature nerds at the Rain Temple.
We had a fun boat ride down the New River Lagoon to Lamanai.
Strangler fig
This carving on the Mask Temple is currently being replicated in fiber glass by some local archeologists. Once the replication is done, the real one will be covered up again as it isn't durable enough to be exposed to the elements.
The archeologist's mode of transport.
Mycelia
The Rain Temple
Climbing the Rain Temple - it was impressively steep, especially considering the average Mayan was about 5 ft. tall.
View from the top. The Orange Walk district of Belize is fairly flat, so we could see a long way off.
Smiling Lizzie
Rosey the zoologist watching some howler monkeys.
Howler Monkeys
The Jaguar temple
The church in the village of Indian Church.
Hibiscus
Sprouting coconut
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