Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

Here's a well written travel article about Cayo which makes for a great Sunday read.  It has many colorful pictures, many from houses around town, along with some pictures from downtown, and the Mopan river.  Bullet Tree Falls, 'deep into the jungle' as the author puts it, is shown in pictures, as well as the Parrot Nest, which is where they stayed.  Mr. Greedy's get an honorable mention too.

"How an Unexpected Delay Led to a Wonderful Trip to San Ignacio, Belize.  Sometimes, when it seems like things are going from bad to worst, all you gotta do is hang in there for a bit until the sun comes out again...  Something you immediately notice upon entering Belize are the colors of the residences. If you're from the USA and ever wondered whatever happens to all those always-on-sale-at-50-percent-off cans of loud, garish paint, I have a theory about where they end up."

You don't see Cayo's smaller lodges get much press, but that is changing.  Parrot Nest Lodge, with the original treehouses in Belize, got mentioned, as did Tobacco Caye's Paradise Lodge, in The Guardian's travel tips for Central America.  

"It's lucky iguanas don't snore or it would be a very noisy night's sleep in the trees.  The treehouses are snug, overlooking the Mopan river (great for swimming) and your tree will probably be visited by not just iguanas but also parrots and toucans.  Mayan ruins, San Ignacio town and the Cave of the Crystal Maiden are all close.  Best of all, this small lodge is run by an incredibly welcoming family."

A budding photographer recently came through Cayo, and captured some great shots from around the area.  Xunantunich, Cahal Pech, Caracol, the Saturday market, the Parrot Nest, and downtown are all in there, along with many other Cayo spots.  

"Once upon a time I went to Belize and Mexico for a month with my family.  I saw a ton of Mayan ruins, 26 new species of birds, got horrible food poisoning and became extremely tan.  It was awesome...  We hired a friendly guide and spent the next two days traveling through the mountains and jungles to see Mayan ruins.  We encountered the worst roads I had ever seen in my life (worse than Costa Rica) and met all sorts of interesting people.  The first day we visited a relatively unknown Mayan site named 'El Pilar' which was not excavated and allowed us to see what ruins look like while still mostly underground.  Following that we went to an unpronounceable site called Xunantunich and wandered around the city of San Ignacio afterward.  On the second day we spent three hours driving to a place known as Caracol.  On the way back we stopped and swam in a gorgeous mountain stream surrounded by pine trees.  It looked almost like Oregon."