Saturday, January 24, 2009

Chetumal

Chetumal was completely destroyed by two hurricanes in the 1940’s and then again in 1955 by the Category 5 Hurricane Janet which left only four buildings standing. It has been rebuilt on a much more solid footing, using lots of concrete. Because of this the city was able to withstand the onslaught of Hurricane Dean in 2007. The city is at the mouth of the Rio Hondo which separates Mexico from Belize (the old British Honduras).

The sign at the bottom is on the side of a building downtown. It shows the high water mark during Hurricane Janet in 1955. Most of the city was under seven feet of water!

We are in the Yax Ha RV Park a little East of town. This park is right on Chetumal Bay. The photos speak for themselves!

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The exploring begins tomorrow!

6 comments:

  1. I notice that one of the RVs has a tv dish next to it. What service are they using that would go this deep into mexico?
    Ted

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  2. When I was in Chetumal I stopped by that place, have wanted to go back and stay there ever since. It's a lovely spot, enjoy it there!

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  3. Starchoice, a Canadian system, is the only one that works down here. http://starchoice.com/english/default.asp

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  4. It is beautiful here RiverGirl! Plus it is walking distance from Kathe's place.

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  5. My but you couldn't get much further away from CBRV could you! I'm really enjoying reading your adventures. Take Care.

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  6. Well that is pretty depressing Rod! Now I know that everywhere I go now is "on the way home".....

    It has been a wonderful winter so far. Next year will include a foray into Belize. There are a couple of rigs here who are having trouble betting into Belize. They do nor make it easy for tourists to visit.

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