southwest 737 The group of buildings to the west of the main plaza is in disrepair. A small grave was found in one

The Touch of Class Comfort Inn, Perez Street, 824-4006, www. touchofclasscomfortinn.com, $$, is a two-storey motel-style building that has 10 rooms with access to the balcony, air conditioning or fans, cable TV, and private baths with hot water. There is a bar and restaurant on the premises. The rooms are clean, the hotel quiet, the walk to town not far. To get there, turn left at the first street past the La Loma Luz Hospital. Follow the signs. The hotel is about four blocks down Perez Street. They will arrange tours for you.

The group of buildings to the west of the main plaza is in disrepair. A small grave was found in one of the platforms. It was that of a female who had extensive dental work done, indicating that she may have been upper class. Her upper incisors were notched and her lowers were notched and then resurfaced. She had a ceramic whistle to accompany her to heaven.

Boats can be hired from Belize City, San Pedro or Sarteneja in Orange Walk District (see Equipment Rentals & Tour Agencies, below). Bacalar Chico is classified as a Zone A area, which means there is no fishing or collecting permitted at any time. Flora are not to be picked or removed and buoy moorings should be used whenever possible. All these restrictions southwest 737 mean that snorkeling is excellent.

The Maya never developed the arch. Instead, they put sapodilla wood or heavy stone lintels over doorways and used the corbel vault for chambers in adjoining palaces and temples. With the vault, the stones in a wall were inched inward until the two sides met at the top. The result was claustrophobic compared to an arch, and it made for narrow doors when it was used instead of a lintel.