We visited Caracol in Belize today. Here are some of the beautiful and interesting plants we saw. I’ll post more about the Mayan ruins another time.
Note: Resolution on all of these photos has been lowered for easier uploading. Higher resolution photos will be posted to my Flickr account (alaskagirlatheart) at a later date.
Ceiba Tree Root
Air Fern
Banana
Banana Pod
When it falls off the bananas are ready to be picked.
Gumbolimbo (Tourist Tree)
Nickname is because it’s red and peeling.
Water Reservoir
Used during the Mayan times and even though all the drainage ditches to it are now blocked it still stays full.
Fishtail Palm
The Guatemalian bandits come across the boarder to steal these. They can sell them for $5usd per leaf. In addition to being used in floral arrangements, our guide also told us they are being used in US currency (I have not confirmed this).
Wild Okra
Tomorrow’s plans: ATM (Actun Tunichil Muknal) Cave
Fascinating and thank you for sharing!
I’m so glad you enjoyed the post. I’ll eventually get the pictures of the Mayan ruins up, but I thought folks would like a different angle. Thanks for tracking down my blog.
Thank you!