3651 Into Belize.
3651 Two kinds of impecuniosity.
3652 Noh-Mul, archaeological site.
3653 Cuello, archaeological site:
     symbol of the ever-receding "oldest" dates of American archaeology >>>>>everywhere, only reluctantly accepted by>archaeologists (in this case, >>>>>Maya, 2500/2600 b.C.).
3656 A road that does not atrophy intelligence.
3656 Revealing: even in mixed bi-ethnic society, under same circumstances, >>>>>Angloes show unfriendliness, Hispanics do not.
3657 First capital of Belize: Guatemala City (and for the Guatemalans, still >>>>>the only one).
3658 Five guards (2 uniformed, 3 plainclothed) in supermarket, capacity >>>>>20/30 customers.
3658 Most complex ethnic mosaic.
3659 1502: Columbus navigated along this coast (at a safe distance).
3659 Building drabness into a new capital.
3659 Will we get through El Petén before the rainy season?
3660 Archaeological pieces, including, so say the archaeologists, a Peruvian >>>>>one, exhumed locally.
3661 Xunantunich, archaeological site; better from afar than close up.
3661 A slope impossible to negotiate in first gear; down to "slow".
3662 How will be the crossing of the border, guarded by foreign troops in this >>>>>land, and Guatemalan troops in Guatemala?
3662 Answer: three defensive hours by the Guatemalans.