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Beach Seine |
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Students sample the shore habitat at night with the beach seine. Small animals, even baby sting rays, come into the shallows at night for shelter. |
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Xunantunich |
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A Mayan site, means "maiden of the stone." |
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Elk Horn Coral |
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There are many types of coral in Belize. Students can design and conduct research on distribution of coral species. |
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Cha Chem Ha Cave |
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To the Maya, caves were the secret entrances to the underworld, Xibalba. |
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On top of El Castillo |
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On the BMTREC you will get to visit several Mayan sites. |
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Posing on Goliath |
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Our last day on the water is the perfect time for a group picture. |
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Jaguar Paw |
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On the BMTREC you will get to inner-tube through a cave in the middle of the jungle. |
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Juvenile Yellow Tail Damselfish |
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Many juvenile fish are brightly colored. |
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Palapa |
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There are many places to relax on the beach. |
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Open Water Divers! |
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Getting ready for their first open water dive. As a SCUBA participant, after your certification you get 8 free dives. |
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Practice makes perfect! |
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Small SCUBA groups insures close attention from our dive instructors. |
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Southern Sting Ray |
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On the BMTREC you will be able to encounter many different forms of wildlife. |
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Sunrise |
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Every day in Belize is filled with amazing sites. |
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William The Rancher |
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William found the cave at Cha Chem Ha while hunting one day |
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Seine Net at Night |
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Many creatures including baby stingrays take shelter in the shallows at night. We often catch them in the seine net |
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Open Water Graduates! |
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The back reef is the perfect place to do your open water dives. |
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Balam Ha stops to drink |
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Belize is home to the largest Jaguar reserve in the world. |
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The Mouth of The Jaguar |
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At the end of our tube ride through the cave. Lunch awaits in the dining room! |
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Manatee Gaze |
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Manatees are graceful, but shy. It's rare when they come up to you while you're snorkeling. |
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Horseshoe Ray |
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Sting Rays have a bad reputation, but while in Belize you'll learn what they are really like. |
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Nurse Shark! |
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Nurse Sharks are normally very shy, unless you feed them. |
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