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Visitor Guide Page 1 May 19, 2011

May 19, 2011

Vol. 21 #20

Ambergris Caye, Belize Central America

The Island

Newspaper

THE SAN PEDRO SUN

VISITOR GUIDEFREE

226-2012

9:00 a.m. Thursday, 24th February. Dreamlight Computer Center. I am absorbed in an article on the nascent Libyan uprising when I get a text from Wilfred Mutrie: “Mystery bird at Mach-aca Hill. Need your help. Come up this afternoon.” I called Wilfred. He wouldn’t give me any details, just “Be here at 3.” Why wait until 3, I thought? Why not now? What if the bird flies away? I puzzled over this most of the day but dutifully waited until 3 before arriving at the lodge. The receptionist informed me that Wilfred was down at the dock waiting for me. Half way down the 340 steps to the dock I was met by a gentleman sporting white hair and a robust white mustache. I had seen that mustache before. But where? “It’s a pleasure to meet you,” the gentleman said as we greeted each other. “I’m John Fitzpatrick.” Then I remembered. Dr. Fitzpatrick was director of the Cornell Lab or Orni-thology and one of the world’s preemi-nent ornithologists. I subscribed to the Lab’s biannual publication The Living Bird, and his mug was right there, every issue, on the editor’s page. John and his wife Molly were staying at Machaca Hill while exploring the possibility of including southern Belize in one of the Lab’s tour packages. “Come on,” Wil-fred hollered from the dock. “We have

Birding Adventure on the Rio GrandeBy H. Lee Jones

Nothing illustrates my passion for birding more than the following.

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to leave.” At the dock, Wilfred told me that they had seen a bird that morning a short ways up the river that they believed was a Great Potoo. Potoos are a group of birds that look like a cross between a pauraque (locally known as Hoo-You) and an owl. They fly about at night catching insects on the wing, and spend the daylight hours perched motionless on the end of a nearly vertical broken-off branch relying on their cryptic coloration to blend in, looking every bit like an extension of the branch. The expected species in Belize is the Northern Potoo, small cousin of the Great Po-too. If Wilfred and his guests that morning had really seen a Great Potoo, it would be a new bird for me and only the third for the country. Now I understood why Wilfred had been in no hurry to show me the mystery bird—it was not going anywhere before sundown. About a mile up the river we drifted to a halt. “Over there,” Wilfred said, pointing to a distant tree. After about five minutes of Wilfred explaining to us where the bird was, John and I finally made out a distant bump on the end of a short branch that looked more or less like a bird. Only a speck to the unaided eye, through a telescope we could make out a few of its features: owl-like aspect, gray plumage mottled with black streaks and blotches, perfect camouflage for the limb it was perched on. While scanning the trees with binocu-lars that morning, one of the guests at the lodge had found the bird, an incred-ible feat considering that it was several hundred meters away and blended in perfectly with the branches of the tree. After many minutes staring through Wilfred’s scope, they had determined that it was a potoo, but it looked too large to be a Northern. That’s when Wilfred had decided to text me. After studying the distant bird for a few minutes through the scope, I was still not convinced. Why not a Northern Potoo? John Fitzpatrick also studied the

bird, carefully weighing each feature. He had just come from Pico Bonita Lodge in Honduras where he had seen several Great Potoos. “I don’t know. It kind of looks like a Great to me.” We compared the pictures of the two potoos in my book Birds of Belize. “The picture in your book sucks,” he said, only half

in jest. We looked at the lump on the branch some more. After about a half hour, I said, “I have to agree with you. It may be a Great Potoo after all.” To my surprise John countered, “I don’t know. The pattern in the wings doesn’t look right. It could be a Northern.”

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Birding Adventure Continued from Page 1

©Wilfred Mutrie

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SUNRISE REALTY - Land, homes, businesses, condos and investment properties. Call 226-3737, fax 226-3379 or E-mail: [email protected] RE/MAX Isla Bonita, 1ocated at 10 Coconut Drive, San Pedro. 226-4400 e-mail: [email protected] or visit our website at www.owninbelize.com CASA CAYO - www.casacayorealestate.com. Check out our weekly specials, and our newest offering: Indigo. Luxury Beachfront Condominium Homes. www.indigobelize.com. Visit our office located across from the Catholic Church (front street) or call 226-2791 or 610-3005.AMBERGRIS VACATION RENTALS - A full service prop-erty management company. Vacation Rentals and Long Term Rentals. Relocation Services. 11 years of experience working and living in San Pedro. www.ambergrisvacationrentals.com, [email protected], US Reservations: 1-310-438-7368, Belize cells: +501-600-3579, +501-625-1390.

CARTS BELIZE - Conveniently located just one block north of the airstrip. Hourly, Daily & Weekly. Call 226-4084.COASTAL XPRESS WATER TAXI – Scheduled ferry service & water taxi for Ambergris Caye. Phone 226-3007.SEGWAY OF BELIZE - Specializing in Guided Tours and Customer Service. 620-9345. www.segwayofbelize.com

GRUMPY & HAPPY - Snorkeling - private snorkel tours - just you on the boat, no set schedule! Visitors with special needs and children are welcome. Call 226-3420 or 672-1234. Visit www.grumpyandhappy.com, or Email: [email protected] SANDS DIVE SHOP - Specializing in daily full-service diving and SCUBA instruction. We pick you up at your hotel’s dock. www.whitesandsdiveshop.com, 226-2405.

CASTILLO’S HARDWARE - Storm supplies, electron-ics, household appliances, tools, home repair items and a wide variety of paints, stains and varnishes. Pescador Drive. Phone 226-2302.

Police 226-2022South Police Sub-Station - 610-4911Fire 226-2372Emergency 911Crimestoppers 800 922-TIPSLos Pinos Clinic 602-6383 and 226-2686.Dr. Lerida Rodriguez: 226-2197 or cell 620-1974.Dr. Miguel Allison: 226-4052 or cell 600-9071. (Pharmacy 226-4051)San Pedro Chiropractic Clinic 600-7119DOC, Chiropractor: 634-0723.Hyperbaric Chamber - 226-2851 or 226-3195, Antonia Guerrero - 628-3828 or 226- 4501.San Pedro Polyclinic II - 226-2536. Dr. Zuniga: 670-8755 and Dr. Otto Rodri-guez: 604-7599.Ambergris Hopes Clinic - 226-2660, Emergencies: 629-3618.US Embassy - 822-4011Labour Office - 226-2700 (Open 8am - 5pm, Mon. - Fri.)Canadian Consulate - 223-1060Mexican Embassy - 223-0193Guatemalan Embassy - 223-3150Honduran Embassy - 224-5889British High Commissioner – 822-2146Local British Warden – 226-3658/610-3658San Carlos Medical (MD & Dentist Services) - 7:30am - 9:00pm, 226-2918SACNW substation - 610-4911Escalante Neighborhood Watch - 605-7803 Daytime only, 662-2725 Nighttime only, 630-5945- Call between 10:30pm and 6:00am.

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San Pedro Roman Catholic Church Sunday Mass: (English) 8am & 10am & Baptism: 11am; Spanish: 7pm; Mass or Communion Service every night at 7pm. Saturday evening: Anticipated Sunday Mass: 7p.m. Daily Masses 7am & 7pm.Living Word Church Service Sun. 10:45 a.m, Youth Meetings on Sundays at 7:30p.m., Women’s meetings on Wednes-day at 7:30 p.m., and Men’s meetings on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. We do Christian charity work. 226-2950.A s s e m b l y o f G o d C h u r c h o n Angel Coral St. T-W-St.-Sn. at 7:30 p.m. Lighthouse Christian Radio - 101.3 FM. 226-4673, Cor. Buccaneer & Pescador Drive.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Sunday Services: Sacrament Meeting 9am, Sunday School 10am, Priest-hood & Relief Society 11am. Wednesday Scripture Study 7:00 pm. On the beach, in front of Ambergris Divers @ Blue Rail Apartments.San Pedro Church of Christ: Across the bridge to the left. 206-2731. Services: Sunday – 9am-11am, Bible Study & Worship Service. 7pm-8:30pm – Worship Service. Wednesday – 7pm-to8:30pm, Bible Study; Thursday – Ladies Classes; Friday-Youth Class

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Belize Tourism Board - 227-2419.Belize Tourism Industry Associa-tion (BTIA) - 227-5717.Belize Hotel Association - 223-0669, [email protected] Pedro Tourist Guide Associa-tion 226-2391.

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The Lions Club of San Pedro relies on income from its Fri-day Night BBQ, plus Reds’ famous chicken ceviche to support the needy community. Bingo starts at 7pm every Friday!! Help a great cause -have dinner with us!Green Reef A non-profit organization dedicated to the promo-tion of sustainable use and conservation of Belize’s marine and coastal resources. [email protected] /226-2833.Saga Society A non-profit “humane society” to address the stray cat and dog population in San Pedro. Phone 226-3266.CARE BELIZE - Children’s Specialist, San Pedro. 622-8200.SP Town Library - 206-2028.

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THE HANGOVER SPORTS BAR AT THE HOLIDAY HOTEL - Enjoy delicious tropical cocktails and hang out on the deck on the beach. Barrier Reef Dr. 226-2014.FIDO’S RESTAURANT & BAR - Fun & food on the beach. Sunday Funday – Live Music & Jam; Monday: Taco Night; Tuesday – Karaoke; Wednesday – BOGO; Thursday – Wings Night; Friday – Prime Rib special; Saturday Night – Rockin’ Night! Every Night is a special night at Fido’s! 226-3176.

SAN PEDRO FITNESS CLUB – A/C Gym, Fully-equipped. Open to the public. Tennis Courts, Lap and Family pools. As about our GROUP rates & PROFESSIONAL trainers. Open 7am-8pm Monday - Friday, 7am-5pm Saturday, 11am-5pm Sundays. 226-4749. www.sanpedrofitnessclub.comTHE GREENHOUSE - Fresh Produce & Seafood. Belizean and imported speciality. Fresh herbs, cold cuts, chilled goods, plus an exciting selection of groceries. A/C local on Pescador Dr, next to St. Francis Xavier Credit Union. 226-2084.Ak’BOL YOGA RESORT - Yoga Monday-Saturday 9am, Sundays 10am Restorative/Meditation $15US/class, Kids Yoga Tuesdays 3:30pm, Massage $75US, AquaFit Mon/Wed/Sat 11am, Full Moon Drumming. Back Packers $35US/nt+. Cabana Summer Rates.CAYE INTERNATIONAL BANk - Offering Demand Deposit Ac-counts, Loans, Savings Accounts, etc. [email protected] or phone 226-2388.

- located in the Vilma Linda Plaza (the big purple build-ing) Custom framing/art gallery featuring original Beliz-ean art and crafted items. Mon-Sat 10 to 6, Ph: 226-4437.

AMBERGRIS LAkE VILLAS - Luxury condo vacation rentals. Fantastic location, beautiful design, guaranteed unique experience. 501-226-4262, (US Ph) 1-800-225-6732 and email: [email protected].

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CELI’S RESTAURANT ON THE BEACH at the San Pedro Holiday Hotel, serves Great Fajitas, salads and local dishes for lunch. Delectable Seafood Speciaties for dinner. OUTDOOR & INDOOR DINING 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday Beach BBQ. Also stop in at CELI’S DELI for treats and hot breakfasts!BLUE WATER GRILL – Island cuisine with a twist! Wood-fired Oven Pizzas, Sushi & more! Open daily. Happy Hour 4 to 6 p.m. 226-3347.Ak’BOL YOGA RESORT - Vegetarian/Vegan/Carnivore, Beach Bar Grill, hearty breakfasts served all day +lunch open 7-5pm. Local food @

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dinner daily. Phone 226-3739 ext. 135.AJI TAPA BAR & RESTAURANT: Open Daily 11am - 9pm. Happy Hour Daily: 1pm - 4pm. Please join us: 226-4047.MICkEY’S PLACE - Open daily 6:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. for breakfast, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for lunch and 6 - 10 p.m. for dinner. Burritos on Wednesdays. Pescador Drive. Call 226-2223.

local prices + fish + salads + piz-zas + desserts. 1 mile north of the bridge, on the beach.NAUTICA SEAFOOD GRILL & BAR - Fine dining on an intimate balcony over the water. Enjoy delicious seafood dishes and specials. Upstairs i nside Fido’s Courtyard. Call 226-3265. Closed Sunday & Monday.RICO’S SURFSIDE RESTAU-RANT – A truly unique dining experience on the beach at Banyan Bay. Serving breakfast, lunch and

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declared. It did sound like the recording I had heard over and over on xeno-canto, the website dedicated to audio tracks of bird sounds from all over the world. But it was way off in the distance and barely audible. We heard a second bird on the opposite side of the river, but it was even farther away. Each bird had called only once. After several more minutes of silence, we went farther up the river. This time we hit the jackpot. Almost immediately a bird called from a nearby tree. Then a second bird. Grrraaawwww” they said to each other in a language that could only be appreciated by a Great Potoo—and three exuberant birders!

4:50 a.m., Saturday, 26th February. Somewhere on the Rio Grande. John, Wil-fred, yours truly, and three cold cups of joe were parked at the spot where we had seen the bird two afternoons before. Silence. Long, insufferable silence. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Why had we been foolish enough to think that the bird would have hung around for two days and had the disposition to call? We had been there nearly a half hour with, at best, maybe a half dozen pauraques to our credit. But no potoo. “Over there!” John whispered. “Did you hear that?” Wilfred and I both nodded. “That sounded just like the birds I heard in Honduras last week. Great Potoo!” he

We left the bird eager to learn more. That night, John Googled “Great Potoo” and found several dozen photos posted on the internet. I pored through my reference library at home. I compared illustrations and photographs from other sources with the one in my book. Indeed, the picture in my book did suck! My only excuse: I had never seen the bird before, so how was I to know what it looked like?

Footnote: After several more trips up the river in the following week, Wilfred and his assistant Emmanuel Chan found several more Great Potoos, including two at a potential nest site in a hollowed out branch not far from where we had first seen the bird.

The next morning John and I compared notes. Both of us had concluded that it was probably a Great, but neither of us was willing to declare it a Great. “Someone needs to go there before dawn and listen for it to call,” John said. He was right. While the two species look very similar, their calls are quite different. I looked at John. John looked at me. We both looked at Wilfred. “Tomorrow morning, 4 a.m.,” Wilfred said. John and I both grimaced. Looks like the “someone” John had referred to was going to be the three of us.

Birding Adventures Continued from Page 3

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Wolfe’sWoofers

by Dennis Wolfe

Answer: Only once. After the first calculation, you’ll be subtracting 5 from 20, then 5 from 15, and so on.

Is The Beer Talking?

“Hey, Rob. How is it going?” “Oh, it’s going pretty good,” he said, “But when it’s going good that means I’m tired from tending bar.” David brought the last of the equipment into Wet Willies and we began set-ting up the equipment for our Saturday night gig. “Bartender, bring me another beer,” called a tourist who was sitting at a table near the bandstand. “The last thing you need is another beer,” his wife said. “You’ve already had six and besides, beer makes you fat.” Rob brought the beer and the tourist said, “Bring me two more, please.” “You miserable worm!” his wife said, as he gulped his beer. “My mother warned me that you were an alcoholic.” Rob delivered the next two beers and the tourist started working on them. “She was right,” the man’s wife said. “I never should have married you. I cannot believe that I turned down a proposal from Johnny Sinclair. He not only is rich but he is not a fat, bald drunk, either.” “Bartender, I’ll have one more,” the man called. When he got his last beer, the man sipped it in silence. “You have no idea how much I love you,” he finally said. “You give me peace and understanding that I can’t get anywhere else.” “Yeah. Right!” his wife said. “That’s just the beer talking.” “No, it’s not,” the man said. “That’s me talking to the beer.”

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ROYAL CARIBBEAN BEACH CASITASBest deal on the island! Beach casitas for sale at Royal Caribbean Resort starting at $85,000 with only 10% down payment 10 years 8% interest. Furnished, a/c, kitchenettes. Ready to rent or live in with very affordable monthly fees. VRBO or rent through the resort. Office concierge service at your service. Huge swimming pool and beach bar on premises and more.

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIESSan Pedro Aircraft Hangar for sale Inquire!Prime development by Victoria House 4.5 ac commercial parcel fully fenced all utilities available $1.5MDevelopment Tract 2 acres 2 miles south of town. Ready to build on! $850,0003/4 mile of Coconut grove all or in parcels - Inquire.Beachfront lot in Town south of High School - 2 apts $465,000Restaurant Location Previously known as ‘Taste of Thailand’. $295,000Sunshine Cottage - 3 bed/2 bath apt & 1 bed/1 bath apt $227,000. Priced Reduced. Motivated Seller!Sand Piper Apartments 4 apt, 3 stories, centrally located by The Yacht Club with beach access $395,000. Adjoining roadside 50X75 ft vacant lot also available for $75,000Pirate’s Lantern – 3 apartments - 3 vacant lots - right on main street. Inquire!San Pablo Apartments – Canal Front $255,000. Terms

UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIESHoliday Lands area 2 miles south of town. Home site lots available - priced between $33,000 - $82,500 Terms 15% down 10 yrs 8% interest.Victoria House Area 4.5 ac commercial parcel fully fenced all utilities available $1.5MDevelopment tract 2 acres 2 miles south of town Ideal for development of a commercial or residential venture good elevation and drainage $850,000Mexico Rocks beachfront 200ft x 400ft 1.68 acres $700,000Punta Alegre 2nd row lot $60,000Club Caribbean Beach front double lots measuring 100 x 90ft. Asking $350,000 for the pair.Club Caribbean beach 50ft x 100ft road accessible. 4 miles south of town. $150,000Esmeralda two adjoining lots on main road 100ft x 75ft - $170,000 Robles 75 ft x 360 ft with back lot bonus $155,000Palm Bay Club beach front lots from $49,000Palmero Point beach club lot # 2 $125,000Palmeros Beach lot 80ft x 200ft each. Asking $225,000Basil Jones 145ft beach lot $375,000Mata Grande one off the beach 75ft x 150ft $55,000Mata Grande 100 x 300ft one off the beach. Cleared - $220,500Mata Grande 100 x 200ft prime beach lot with pier permit $445,000Mexico Rocks area 4.6 acres beach 300ft x 460ft inquire Eiley Subdivion lagoon and canal Lot $65,000 Boca Ciega 4.5 acres 174ft beach front. $350,000West Coast Beach Lots 1, 2, 3 sold as a package 180’ x 100’. Terms. $330,000West Coast Beach Front 60ft of beach with a depth of 100ft. Terms $112,500Laguna Estate off beach lots. Each lot is 60’ x 100’. Terms. $75,000West Bay private sandy bay with 260 ft frontage only $399,000West Bay oceanfront 100ft x 500ft with seller financing $99,000San Marcos Double lots measuring approximately 100’ x 90’. Fenced. $90,000 pairSan Marcos 2 adjacent lots 50x90ft lot $55,000 eachHabaneros area – 2nd row $85,000 3rd row $45,000 multiple lots available.All prices are in US dollars and subject to change without notice. For further details on these properties and much more call your

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The Fifth Annual Cacao-Fest kicks off with the signature Wine and Chocolate night on Friday, May 20th. Held at the seafront setting at Coral House Inn in Punta Gorda Town, the evening features live music from the fabulous Nelita Castillo and decadent chocolate creations from Belize’s foremost chocolatiers - Kakaw, Goss, and Cotton Tree. Sumptuous food and wines will be served and the night tops off with a firework display. Saturday features the Taste of Toledo. Daytime activities include live music at venues throughout town, a Chocolate Centre at PG’s Chocolate Factory, tortilla making at the Fajina House, and art and archaeology exhibits. Savor Belize will be announcing the winner of the Best Chocolate recipe competition, and information booths about Cacao and Conservation from Toledo’s leading NGOs, and cacao production and processing at the Toledo Cacao Growers’ Association will be open day. Children will enjoy the free Cacao for Kids activities, leaving you free to visit the different activities in Town, knowing that they are safe, supervised, and having fun. Special festival tours will be offered for those wanting to experience the delights of the District, with Cacao Trail tours and Sea Toledo snorkeling trips to offshore cayes. Evening musical performances from some of Toledo’s finest musicians will held around PG Town, and some of the local lodges will be serving special chocolate-themed dinners.

Sunday features a day of culture, music and dance. Held at the ancient Maya site of Lubaantun, guests will learn about the “Place of the Fallen Stones”, with special-ist guided walking tours of the site. Maya history will be explored and a contempo-rary Maya dance performed by the Folkloric Ballet of Quintana Roo, along with music by the steel band the Pantempters and the Panerif-fix will be performed. For more information about the Cacao-fest please visit their website at http://www.toledochocolate.com

Toledo gears up for the 5th Annual Cacao-Fest

Kakaw of San Pedro wowed the crowd with this delicious chocolate fountain

Cotton Tree, local pro-ducers of Cotton Tree Chocolate offer samples to the gathered crowd.