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Around Caana are structures B18 and B20, palaces where the elite lived. B25 dominates the eastern side of the plaza and it has a room inside that is 35 meters long and seven meters wide. The door to the room is three meters wide and has eight steps leading to it. Inside, benches are set around three sides of the room and numerous vessels are strewn about.

Hardly accessible because of the lack of maintained roads, the caves can be reached on horseback (see below) following old logging tracks and stream beds. Water is often inaccessible along the route, so carry some with you until the Chiquibul River is reached. You must have a guide and a permit from the Department of Archeology in Belmopan, 822-2106 or 822-2227. Failing to obtain a permit is punishable by a jail term. The jails are crowded in Belize and there is no TV.

Ambergris Divers, Barrier Reef Drive & Black Coral St., 2262634, www.ambergrisdivers.com, is operated by Karen and Robert Canul. They offer day-trips to the Blue Hole and Turneffe Atoll, and diving or snorkeling airlines seats trips around the area. Excursions to the atoll and blue hole are great because they leave early in the morning (6 am), just as daylight is approaching, and don t return airlines seats until almost dark.