If you ever think that...man...Ambergris Caye is getting too crowded or developed, head up to the Cantena Lagoon at the far north end of Ambergris Caye... Who says there are no jungles on Ambergris Caye?

It's incredible up there. And the last time it was "crowded" was when the Maya were up there making salt. A trip up to the Cantena Lagoon with super guide Hilian Martinez.

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In the far north of Ambergris Caye, just south of the winding canal cut between Mexico and Belize is the island's largest lagoon. Laguna de Cantena. Named not for the Spanish word meaning fldiner or eatery (cantina) but from Maya "Kantenah". "Kan" means snake. It is at least an hour and a quarter's boat ride from town due north (we went on the west leeward/side of the island). As you move up the island, you see fewer and fewer buildings (most are at Secret Beach) and very few boats.

Once we got above about 10 miles north - around the area of Cayo Frances Farm and Fly - we barely saw a soul. There are two fishing shacks along miles and miles of beach and mangrove…and there were two flyfishing boats working the shoreline trying to stay out of the wind. Where Belize is separated from Mexico is Bacalar Chico and the Laguna de Cantena. Much of the area is a National Park and Marine Reserve - and it is basically untouched since the Maya were there. This area, this lagoon and thick thick mangroves…dense littoral forest, mosquitos a plenty, and even pumas and jaguars is no spot for hiking.

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