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Stephen Tidmore > Belize, April 2004 - A jaguar at the Belize Zoo. Belize has one of the healthiest populations of jaguars in Central America, and the jaguar is protected from hunting throughout Belize.

The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center was started in 1983, as a last ditch effort to provide a home for a collection of wild animals which had been used in making documentary films about tropical forests. Today, The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is settled upon 29 acres of tropical savanna and exhibits over 125 animals all native to Belize. The zoo keeps animals which were either orphaned, born at the zoo, rehabilitated animals, or sent to The Belize Zoo as gifts from other zoological institutions.

Stephen Tidmore > Hopkins Village, Belize, April 2004 - Sun rays shoot out over the Caribbean Sea. This picture was taken facing east, while the sun set behind the photographer.

Hopkins is a Garifuna village on the Caribbean coast of Belize. It is located in the Stann Creek District and is home to approximately 1,000 villagers. The people live mostly by farming and fishing, and more recently many have found work in the growing tourist industry. Hopkins is considered by some Belizeans to be the cultural center of the Garifuna population in Belize. The Garifuna, or Garinagu, are ethnically descended from Amerindian (Carib and Arawakan) people who intermarried with West African slaves; their Garifuna language is a member of the Arawakan language family.

Stephen Tidmore > Belize, April 2004 - A carving on the El Castillo pyramid of the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich in western Belize, about 80 miles (130 km) west of Belize City, in the Cayo District. Its name means "Stone Woman" in the Maya language (Mopan and Yucatec combination name), and, like many names given to Maya archaeological sites, is a modern name; the ancient name is currently unknown. The "Stone Woman" refers to the ghost of a woman claimed by several people to inhabit the site, beginning in 1892.

Most of the structures date from the Maya Classic Era, about 200 to 900. There is evidence that some structures were damaged by an earthquake while they were occupied; this earthquake may have been a reason for the site's abandonment.

Stephen Tidmore > Belize, January 2004 - A sailboat docks on one of the many islands in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize. The islands are known as cayes, which are small, low-elevation, sandy islands formed on the surface of coral reefs.

Stephen Tidmore > Belize, April 2004 - The North Frieze of the El Castillo pyramid of the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich in western Belize, about 80 miles (130 km) west of Belize City, in the Cayo District. Its name means "Stone Woman" in the Maya language (Mopan and Yucatec combination name), and, like many names given to Maya archaeological sites, is a modern name; the ancient name is currently unknown. The "Stone Woman" refers to the ghost of a woman claimed by several people to inhabit the site, beginning in 1892.

Most of the structures date from the Maya Classic Era, about 200 to 900. There is evidence that some structures were damaged by an earthquake while they were occupied; this earthquake may have been a reason for the site's abandonment.

Stephen Tidmore > Hopkins Village, Belize, March 2004 - Two girls enjoy a new playground in their village of Hopkins. Hopkins is a Garifuna village on the Caribbean coast of Belize. It is located in the Stann Creek District and is home to approximately 1,000 villagers.

The people live mostly by farming and fishing, and more recently many have found work in the growing tourist industry. Hopkins is considered by some Belizeans to be the cultural center of the Garifuna population in Belize. The Garifuna, or Garinagu, are ethnically descended from Amerindian (Carib and Arawakan) people who intermarried with West African slaves; their Garifuna language is a member of the Arawakan language family.

Stephen Tidmore > Tobacco Caye, Belize, March 2004 - A small cabin juts out over the water on Tobacco Caye, a tiny, five-acre island perched practically on top of the Belize Barrier Reef.

The Belize Barrier Reef is a 300 km (185 miles) section of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System which is continuous from Cancun on the northeast tip of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and continues through to offshore Guatemala, making it the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize's top tourist destination, attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors, and vital to its fishing industry.

Stephen Tidmore > Tobacco Caye, Belize, March 2004 - A dive shop sits over the water off the beach of Tobacco Caye, a tiny, five-acre island perched practically on top of the Belize Barrier Reef.

The Belize Barrier Reef is a 300 km (185 miles) section of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System which is continuous from Cancun on the northeast tip of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and continues through to offshore Guatemala, making it the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize's top tourist destination, attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors, and vital to its fishing industry.

Stephen Tidmore > Tobacco Caye, Belize, March 2004 - The frame of a boat on the tiny island of Tobacco Caye, a five-acre island perched practically on top of the Belize Barrier Reef.

The Belize Barrier Reef is a 300 km (185 miles) section of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System which is continuous from Cancun on the northeast tip of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and continues through to offshore Guatemala, making it the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize's top tourist destination, attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors, and vital to its fishing industry.

Stephen Tidmore > Tobacco Caye, Belize, March 2004 - A piece of driftwood sits on the picture-perfect beach of Tobacco Caye. Tobacco Caye is a tiny, five-acre island perched practically on top of the Belize Barrier Reef.

The Belize Barrier Reef is a 300 km (185 miles) section of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System which is continuous from Cancun on the northeast tip of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and continues through to offshore Guatemala, making it the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize's top tourist destination, attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors, and vital to its fishing industry.

Stephen Tidmore > Sittee River, Belize, December 2003 - An iguana sticks his head out of the leaves along the bank of the Sittee River.

The green iguana, known locally as "bamboo chicken", is the largest lizard in Belize and one of the largest in the world. A full grown male can reach nearly 7 feet, most of it being tail. It is often found perched on a branch overhanging a river, and when threatened will plunge into the water for safety.

Stephen Tidmore > Tikal, Guatemala, April 2004 - The Mayan ruins of Tikal, as seen from above the tree line, in the El Petn department of Guatemala.

Tikal (or TikÕal, according to the more current orthography) is the largest of the ancient ruined cities of the Maya civilization and sits in a lowland rainforest. Now part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular tourist spot.

Tikal was one of the major cultural and population centers of the Maya civilization. Though monumental architecture at the site dates to the 4th century BC, Tikal reached its apogee during the Classic Period,200 AD to 900 AD, during which time the site dominated the Maya region politically, economically, and militarily while interacting with areas throughout Mesoamerica, such as central Mexican center of Teotihuacan.

Stephen Tidmore > Tikal, Guatemala, April 2004 - Temple V of the Mayan ruins of Tikal in the El Petn department of Guatemala. Temple V dates to about A.D. 750, and is the only one where no tomb has been found.

Tikal (or TikÕal, according to the more current orthography) is the largest of the ancient ruined cities of the Maya civilization and sits in a lowland rainforest. Now part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular tourist spot.

Tikal was one of the major cultural and population centers of the Maya civilization. Though monumental architecture at the site dates to the 4th century BC, Tikal reached its apogee during the Classic Period,200 AD to 900 AD, during which time the site dominated the Maya region politically, economically, and militarily while interacting with areas throughout Mesoamerica, such as central Mexican center of Teotihuacan.

Stephen Tidmore > Belize, April 2004 - A toucan sits on a tree branch at the Belize Zoo. The Keel-billed Toucan, known as the "bill bird" locally, is the national bird of Belize.

The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center was started in 1983, as a last ditch effort to provide a home for a collection of wild animals which had been used in making documentary films about tropical forests. Today, The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is settled upon 29 acres of tropical savanna and exhibits over 125 animals all native to Belize. The zoo keeps animals which were either orphaned, born at the zoo, rehabilitated animals, or sent to The Belize Zoo as gifts from other zoological institutions.

Stephen Tidmore > Belize, April 2004 - A Coatimundi, also known as the White-nosed Coati, in a tree at the Belize Zoo. The coatimundi is diurnal, living both on the ground and in the trees. It is a member of the racoon family and is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, invertebrates, and other small animals.

The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center was started in 1983, as a last ditch effort to provide a home for a collection of wild animals which had been used in making documentary films about tropical forests. Today, The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is settled upon 29 acres of tropical savanna and exhibits over 125 animals all native to Belize. The zoo keeps animals which were either orphaned, born at the zoo, rehabilitated animals, or sent to The Belize Zoo as gifts from other zoological institutions.

Belize, April 2004 - A jaguar at the Belize Zoo. Belize has one of the healthiest populations of jaguars in Central America, and the jaguar is protected from hunting throughout Belize.

The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center was started in 1983, as a last ditch effort to provide a home for a collection of wild animals which had been used in making documentary films about tropical forests. Today, The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is settled upon 29 acres of tropical savanna and exhibits over 125 animals all native to Belize. The zoo keeps animals which were either orphaned, born at the zoo, rehabilitated animals, or sent to The Belize Zoo as gifts from other zoological institutions.

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