Hiking at the Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve

Sue writing August 23, 2010

Sue swimming in the pool at the bottom of one of the waterfalls

Yesterday, on the way home from Burrell Boom we stopped at Cockscomb Basin Sanctuary, a national jaguar preserve, to do some jungle hiking. We climbed up a 2 Km steep trail to a fabulous view of the Cockscomb Basin with view of the Maya mountains, including Victoria Peak, which at just over 3,000 feet is the second highest mountain in Belize. We then descended a very steep and slippery path to 2 beautiful and isolated waterfalls, one 75 feet tall, with lovely pools that we took a dip in. Len and I agreed that it was one of the best hikes we have ever done and we will need to return to do some more hiking there. There are primitive cabins on the reserve that we might consider staying at as the Reserve is about 2 hours from PG and the road into it is 10 Km of difficult dirt and rock. The car seemed to handle it okay.

Right now I am sitting on our porch having a cup of tea and writing and reading, having gotten done at clinic a little early today. There is a nice breeze, the sun is shining, it is not too humid and the sea is calm. The only problem is I do not have Internet access so I cannot post this to our blog. We will have to try tomorrow at the clinic!

Sue at the summit

Len at the base of the larger waterfall (100 ft?)