Belize City

Afternoon flight from Ambergris Caye to Belize City. The swing bridge is the oldest such bridge in Central America and is hand cranked to allow sailboats to cross from one side of Haulover Creek to the Caribbean Sea and vice versa. This is the very same area that cruise ship tourists are advised to avoid…and though I was nervous to go into town myself the first few times, I’m sorry people are warned against immersing themselves in the colorful culture of the city.

March 14th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Wow, I never saw this picture. It looks so charming. Not really how I would have pictured Belize. I would like to see the bridge in action.