Our next stop was AJAW Chocolate & Crafts where we saw how chocolate has been made for centuries in Belize.
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We got to make and try our own chocolate in this shop. While not all the favours were hits, it was fascinating to understand how it was made and the history behind chocolate in Mayan times.
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We left San Ignacio for the coastal resort town of Hopkins. En route, we stopped at the wonderful Belize Zoo…and we fed a tapir!
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The zoo has all the cat species of Belize – cougars, jaguarundi, margays, jaguars and this ocelot.
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A harpy eagle in the zoo
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How big is a jabiru stork?
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Megan in her happy place
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Imogen & Leighton exploring the beach at Hopkins
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A spider monkey posing for us at the Belize Zoo
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We left the interior jungles for some time on the coast – where we found this snowy egret with its breakfast