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Play It Belize! Table of Contents 1. How to Play ....................................................................................4 2. Quick Facts about Belize ..............................................................6 3. See Maya Ruins - earn 270 points ..............................................8 4. Visit Belize Parks and Preserves - earn 270 points ..................15 5. Experience Belize - earn 510 points ..........................................22 6. See Animals of Belize - earn 150-900 points ..........................24 7. Spot Birds of Belize - earn 680 points .....................................28 8. Identify Belize Trees and Flowers - earn 320 points ..............35 9. Recognize Belize Coral Reef Fish - earn 450 points ...............41 10. Swim with Sea Creatures - earn 250 points ..........................47 11. Spot Reptiles and Insects of Belize - earn 180 points. ............50 12. Sample Food of Belize - earn 130 points ................................53 13. Tally Sheet to add it all up ...................................................... 56 3 How to Play It Belize! The Goal of the Game: You also earn bonus points for special sightings and trips. Whale Your goal is to see the most sharks are a thrilling Belize sight, essential Belizean sights during your and you earn a whopping 75 points visit; to go on the trips, sample the for sighting one. food, and see the sights that will make your trip to Belize a trip to Jaguars are extremely rare to see— remember. Each experience and but Belize is one place in the world sighting you check off earns you where you actually might see one points. When you collect enough in the wild. If you do, you earn 200 points, you earn bragging rights to points! You can also win 10 points say: I’ve really seen Belize! for seeing the jaguar at the zoo. How to Start: At the end of your trip, turn to the tally sheet and enter all your Your first step in the game is to points, collect your bonus points look through the book. Become and add it all up. familiar with all the unique Belize trips, sights, food, fish, and flowers How to Win: you may see while you are in Belize. Collect 1000 points and win. How to Play: 1000 points means you’ve had the As you travel through Belize, you tourist vacation we all dream of will naturally see many of the sights having—you’ve gone on the tours we have collected. And because and seen the sights, sampled the you are playing this game, you will food and noticed the wonderful, know to keep a sharp look out for unique Belizean flora and fauna many others that you might have during your trip. missed without the game. There are lots of ways to win! Stay Most adventures or sightings in on Ambergris Caye and win points the game are worth 10-30 points. by seeing sea creatures and sea You get more points if the animal birds, by snorkeling on the reef or or bird is somewhat rare, or if an diving at Blue Hole, and by taking experience takes more time and the day trip to Lamanai. Earn more effort. There are 125 possible trips points by trying a new Belizean dish or sights in the game, for a total of every day at local Belize restaurants. 3,120 possible points. 4 Maya Ruins of Belize The Mayas created one of the monuments at Maya ruins. Other world’s great ancient civilizations. writings were found on deer hide They lived in huge cities, created or fig-tree paper. However, most a hieroglyphic writing system, of these writings were burned by calculated astrological calendars the Spanish, who felt the strange of astonishing accuracy, and symbol writing of the Maya were constructed towering pyramids for works of the devil. their complex religion. In every Maya ruin archeologists Fossil artifacts show Maya villages found huge ball courts, some as dating back as far as 1800 BC. At large as a football field. The ball the height of their power, between game they played was a part of 250 and 900 AD, the Mayas their religion and was obviously lived in 70 city-states throughout very important in Maya society. Guatemala, Belize and southern Mexico. Their cities were bustling Shortly after 900 AD, the great centers of trade, some with as cities of the Maya were abandoned, many as 200,000 residents. Their as though all the residents had architectural abilities are a constant simply decided one day to pack source of wonder. Without the use up and go away. Archeologists of metal tools, the wheel, or any think perhaps a drought, increased draft animal such as horses or oxen, warfare, or some ecological disaster the Maya hand-carved huge blocks caused the Mayas to leave. Others of limestone and built soaring think the farming methods of temples and pyramids. the time couldn’t keep producing enough food for all the city The Mayas were the first ancient dwellers. Whatever the reason, the civilization to use zero, which great Maya cities were left to the allowed them to make complex rain forest and the monkeys. calculations and create accurate calendars based on both the sun Today, an estimated 1.2 million and the moon. Maya still live in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, and The Mayas were the only nearly 5 million more are spread civilization of the Americas to throughout the Yucatan Peninsula invent their own writing. Like and the cities and rural farm the Egyptians, the Mayas used communities of Belize, Guatemala, a hieroglyphic writing system. Honduras and El Salvador. Archeologists have found long stories carved onto tall stone 8 Altun Ha - Belize District Been there? Take a short drive from Belize City to this exquisite Maya ruin near the ocean. Don’t miss the Temple of the Green Tomb! 50 points Altun Ha Cahel Tech - Cayo District Been there? Walk 15 minutes up the hill from downtown San Ignacio. Explore the winding maze of courtyards and tunnel-like hallways. 30 points Cahel Tech Caracol - Cayo District Been there? Belize’s largest, most impressive Maya city, home to over 150,000 Mayas in 650 AD. A true jungle adventure! 70 points Caracol Lamanai - Orange Walk District Been there? Second largest Maya ruin in Belize. Four huge Maya masks carved in stone help you “face” this awesome civilization. 70 points Lamanai Xunantunich - Cayo District Been there? Stunning Maya ceremonial center, located on a hill overlooking the Mopan river. 50 Total: points Xunantunich 9 Coati Seen one? Known as “quash” in Belize. Often seen in small troops traveling single file with the tail pointed straight up. 10 points if seen in zoo, 20 points in wild. 10/20 points Coati Nine-banded Armadillo Seen one? These odd creatures are a favorite food for jaguars. They feed on ants and bugs, and can sniff out a beetle six inches underground. 10 points if seen in zoo, 30 points in wild. 10/30 points Nine-banded Armadillo Kinkajou Seen one? Known as “night walker” in Belize. You may hear it scrambling in the bush at night, or jumping noisily from treetop to treetop. 10 points if seen in zoo, 30 points in wild. 10/30 points Kinkajou Spider Monkey Seen one? This lanky, long-tailed monkey is usually seen in groups, swinging effortlessly through the trees. 10 points if seen in zoo, 30 points in wild. 10/30 points Spider Monkey Agouti Seen one? This rodent and its close cousin, the paca, look like huge, tailless squirrels. The paca has white spots, while the agouti is all brown. 10 points if seen in zoo, 20 points in wild. 10/20 Total: points Agouti 25 Seen Peccaries one? The Collared Peccary and its cousin, the White-lipped Peccary, are piglike animals that travel in groups rooting for fruit and seeds. You may smell their strong musky odor before you 10/30 points see them. 10 points if seen in zoo, Collared Peccary 30 if seen in wild. Seen Deer one? Both Red-brocket and White-tailed deer can be found in Belize. Red- brocket deer live in swampy areas close to rivers. 10 points if seen in zoo, 30 if seen in wild. 10/30 points Red-brocket Deer Seen Margay one? These small cats are active at night. Called “tiger cats” by locals, they have ankles that rotate so they can climb headfirst down a tree. 10 10/100 points if seen in zoo, 100 if seen points Margay in wild. Seen Ocelot one? These medium-sized cats are found on the ground. They hunt by day and night, so are more often seen than other cats of Belize. 10 points if seen in zoo, 100 if seen in wild. 10/100 points Ocelot Seen Jaguarundi one? These medium-sized cats have a distinctive wide otter-like tail. They are usually seen on the ground, but they also climb trees. 10 points if 10/100 seen in zoo, 100 if seen in wild. Total: points Jaguarundi 26 Birds of Belize Belize is home to over 500 species closely for the distinctive wooden of birds. From the sea shore to the rrrk-rrrk-rrrk call of the Keel-billed mountains, you’ll see birds—flitting Toucan. overhead, wading in shallow marshes, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary or diving into the crests of waves. may remind you of Tarzon movies; Wake up early, and you’ll hear a bird with dangling vines and sparkling orchestra made up of a thousand waterfalls gushing out of the lush liquid voices erupting from every rainforest. If you visit, you may be bush and tree. rewarded with a glimpse of the We have selected beautiful and endangered just 24 birds for Scarlet Macaw, you to try to spot. who make a yearly Some are special to migration to the town Belize, like the Keel- of Red Bank just south of billed Toucan, which Cockscomb Basin.
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