Every citizen of Belize is given a plot of land on which to build a home. Most people build as they live. Interest rates to buy materials is too high for most people to afford. Weekly salaries are $75 a week. Most of the homes in Belize City are built on stilts. It helps to keep the creepy crawly critters out. Some of the homes had no doors or windows. Many of them had clothes hanging outside to dry. Gas was over $4 a gallon! Our $2.69 won't seem as bad next week.
The Mayan Ruins. See more of an explanation below. Sorry I got these out of sequence.
This is a pic to the entrance of the ruins. The country cannot afford to do any excavation (is that the correct word???) work themselves. If they let someone else come in and do it, Belize has to let the other country/company keep any artifacts.
We are returning from our western Carribean cruise. I was making all these plans for tomorrow but God had a better idea.
Due to fog in Lubbock, we're spending the night in Austin, TX. We're supposed to make it out tomorrow morning, landing in Lubbock at 10 a.m. In the meantime, we're at a Marriott. No luggage. They THINK it's in Houston or maybe even Lubbock. I've trying to visualize it safely in the hands of God and not some airport employee. :-)
In the meantime, here are some pics from Belize. I would love to return someday and stay a few days. They are an English speaking country. Severely poverty stricken!!! The schools are all operated by missionaries. The government gives the churches property for them to build the church and school on. The government does give the churches a small amount of money for the schools. Interesting...Wish I had a few pics of them.
I need to go. More later....
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