NAT-GEO: A Night on Sky Temple: Honoring the Maya Long Count in Belize on December 21, 2012
byCARACOL, BELIZE — In 2012, a major 5,000-year-old cycle of the Maya Long Count calendar came to completion. The entire Maya region — southern…
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Belizean Journeys: Paddling a canoe up Boom Creek at night
byUp Boom Creek: Listening to the beats of Belize By Joshua Berman Suddenly, in the darkness, I forget where I am. It has been…
The Boston Globe: “Languid banquet offered by Belize”
byBy Joshua Berman — Globe Correspondent / May 1, 2005 BELIZE — There are many ways to end up alone on a desert island. The most obvious…
Budget Travel: Belize travel tips from a pro
byFew travel writers know Belize like Joshua Berman, who’s most recently written for us about its specialty chocolate tours. Berman’s just out with an updated edition of…
Budget Travel: On the Chocolate Trail in Belize
byMayan kings once traded cacao seeds as currency and drank them in a spicy, sacred beverage. Now, Mayan farmers are cashing in, thanks to…
A day in the life of a travel writer in Belize
byAuthor of Moon Belize, Joshua Berman, gives a brief glimpse of what it takes to update a guidebook in this short video. (Shot in 2011…
Belize Noh Mul Maya Temple destroyed by (ignorant? lazy? greedy?) construction workers
byHorrible news out of north Belize, here is the article — with photos — by Brad Lendon on CNN: “Ancient Mayan pyramid destroyed for…
A Night on Sky Temple: Honoring the Maya Long Count in Belize
byCARACOL, BELIZE — In 2012, a major 5,000-year-old cycle of the Maya Long Count calendar came to completion. The entire Maya region — southern…
Maya calendar cycle celebrated throughout Central America
byMy report for GlobalPost: SAN IGNACIO, Belize — Caana, or Sky Temple, at Caracol archaeological site in western Belize, is one of the largest,…
13 B’aktun Roundup: Maya calendar cycle celebrated throughout Central America
bySAN IGNACIO, BELIZE — It’s been exciting yet tranquilo here in my little corner of the Maya world. You can see me in the…