Leg 251, Chichén-Itzá, Yucatan, México to Placencia, Belize
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04-29 Old Chichen Itza MM74 4:08 PM Chichaen Itza 20°40’59"N, 88°34’7"W
04-29 Chichen-Itza MMCT 4:13 PM
04-29 Capul MM72 4:29 PM
04-29 Holbox MMKA 4:48 PM
04-29 Isla Mujeres MMIM 5:03 PM
04-29 Cancun Intl MMUN 5:12 PM
04-29 Cozumel Intl MMCZ 5:26 PM
04-29 Capitan Eduardo A Toledo MMUB 5:30 PM
04-29 Estancion Aeronaval MMTU 5:40 PM
04-29 Punta Pajaros MMUC Under water
04-29 Pulticub MMXH 6:11 PM
04-29 Mahahual MMDG 6:22 PM
04-29 Chetumal Intl MMCM 6:37 PM
04-29 Corozal Municipal MZCO 6:42 PM
04-29 Sartaneja MMCD 6:49 PM
04-29 Xcalak MZSD 6:58 PM
04-29 San Pedro MZ10 7:08 PM
04-29 Caye Caulker MZSP 7:16 PM
04-29 Caye Chapel MZSE 7:20 PM
04-29 Lighthouse Reef Airstrip MZSA 7:32 PM
04-29 Belize City MZBB 7:42 PM
04-29 Belize City Municipal MZBE 7:53 PM
04-29 Philip S W Goldson Intl MZBZ 7:56 PM
04-29 Hector Silva Airstrip MBCV 8:08 PM Belmopan capital
04-29 Belmopan MZBM 8:13 PM ATM Cave Belize- Actun Tunichil Muknal 17°07’02.9"N 88°53’25.7"W
04-29 Melinda MZDN 8:29 PM Drone cam landing
04-29 Dangriga MZDA 8:33 PM Drone cam landing
04-29 Silver Creek MZPE 8:42 PM Virtual vision landing
04-29 Placencia MZPC 8:53 PM Virtual vision landing CTD on end flight
Flight time 4:45 27 stops
Checking out Chichén Itzá by daylight
Well over 1,500 years old, Chichen Itza was a major focal point in the Northern Maya Lowlands
While the southern empire had already dissolved, the northern empire remained viable until the 16th century when the Spanish conquered Central America, including Chichen Itza
Also here Cenote Sagrado de Chichen Itzá, Sacred Cenote
Caracol, El Cuyo in the distance along the beach
Holbox on the Gulf of Mexico
Isla Mujeres
Some of the art on the island
You can swim with dolphins and watch the many sea turtles
Cancún on the Yucatán Peninsula bordering the Caribbean Sea
The colors of Cancún
San Miguel de Cozumel
Coral Reefs Monument in the middle and Pueblo del Maiz (theme park) on the right
Houston, Quintana Roo in the middle of the land bridge
Punta Pajoras Airport, can’t land there
Water masks at Puerto Madero
Mosquitero Lake behind me
Mirador Dos Hermanos, referring to an observation platform in the bay reachable by boat
Chetumal on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula
Xcalek, population 375, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico
Nearing the border with Belize, on the horizon
San Pedro in the south part of Ambergris Caye, in northern Belize
Beautiful place to land
Mauger Cay Light
Part of Turneffe Atoll
The Great Blue Hole in Lighthouse Reef
Famous as a scuba-diving site for its diversity of species
Lighthouse Reef Airstrip
Belize City, divided into north and south sides by Haulover Creek
The manually operated 1920s Swing Bridge, a busy crossing point, links the two
Baron Bliss Lighthouse on the right
A peek in the Museum of Belize
Belmopan, the capital of Belize
The smallest capital city in the continental Americas by population, 16,451 in 2010
Noj Kaax H’Men Elijio Panti Forest Reserve
Cayo District
Peculiar red orb in Hope Creek, close to Belinda Airport
Silver Creek Airport, it gets so dark without the moon (still below the horizon)
Last stop today in Placencia, a beach resort on the Caribbean coast of Belize
Looks like the perfect place to wake up in
Next leg to Guatemala.