Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, 31 August 2016

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This follows a journey in two small planes from Flores in Guatemala to Cancun in Mexico via Belize.

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This appears to be a small Mayan Temple from the modern era, in other words a church.

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Soon we were flying over the red lakes of forgotten time in what was once the lands of the Maya and really still is.

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Maybe there was once ancient Mayan irrigation canals here.

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The land underneath started to be hidden by the golden clouds.

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And after a while, Belize City hove into sight.

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Soon we are flying over the Red Sea..

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Many shallow islands below.

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Well, the Caribbean Sea, actually.

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The golden clouds of the late morning.

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Memories of an asteroid crash nearby long ago flashed up…

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… and then faded again quite quickly.

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The weather began to seem almost normal.

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But then, what’s normal anyway.

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The edge of Cancun.

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And yes, that was an infrared post.