San Ignacio v\u00e0 Santa Elena, hai th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n song sinh kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 g\u1eafn k\u1ebft v\u1edbi nhau v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd m\u00e0 c\u00f2n b\u1edfi s\u1ef1 \u0111an xen ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 di chuy\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh qu\u1ea7n th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb l\u1edbn th\u1ee9 ba \u1edf Belize\u2014m\u1ed9t qu\u1ed1c gia c\u00f3 quy m\u00f4 khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p phong ph\u00fa. N\u1eb1m c\u00e1ch Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Belize kho\u1ea3ng 63 d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00e2y v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 Belmopan 22 d\u1eb7m, ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed3n ph\u00eda t\u00e2y n\u00e0y l\u00e0 n\u01a1i sinh s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a g\u1ea7n 26.000 c\u01b0 d\u00e2n. Tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i tr\u00ean di\u1ec7n t\u00edch nh\u1ecf g\u1ecdn 6,5 km vu\u00f4ng d\u1ecdc theo b\u1edd S\u00f4ng Macal, San Ignacio \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0 h\u1ea1t nh\u00e2n v\u0103n h\u00f3a v\u00e0 kinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a Qu\u1eadn Cayo. S\u1ef1 n\u00e2ng cao c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 t\u1eeb ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed3n g\u1ed7 thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba th\u00e0nh trung t\u00e2m \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb \u0111a di\u1ec7n mang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecdng v\u1ec1 ch\u00ednh s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfn h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a Belize\u2014n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ecba h\u00ecnh, d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebf ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i d\u1ea5u \u1ea5n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang tr\u00ean c\u1ea3nh quan v\u00e0 k\u00fd \u1ee9c chung.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ng\u00e0y nay t\u1ea1o n\u00ean \u201cTwin Towns\u201d t\u1eebng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean g\u1ecdi sai v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd. T\u00ean g\u1ecdi g\u1ed1c ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha, El Cayo\u2014c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u201ch\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o\u201d\u2014\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5y c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t con l\u1ea1ch h\u1eb9p t\u1eebng n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n S\u00f4ng Macal v\u00e0 S\u00f4ng Mopan, bao quanh m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea5t li\u1ec1n ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u0129a c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n trong th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 con l\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4 c\u1ea1n v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00f4i, khi\u1ebfn cho h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o h\u01b0 c\u1ea5u tr\u1edf n\u00ean l\u1ed7i th\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i t\u00ean v\u1eabn t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i, m\u1ed9t di t\u00edch c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ecba h\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb x\u00f3a b\u1ecf t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. Tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ee7y ph\u00f9 du \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eebng c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u g\u1ed7 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i qua, nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0ng cho m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y: s\u1ef1 ph\u00f9 du c\u1ee7a h\u00ecnh th\u1ee9c tr\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 b\u1ec1n v\u1eefng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc.<\/p>\n
Khu v\u1ef1c n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi sinh s\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb \u00edt nh\u1ea5t 1200 TCN, \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maya, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 di s\u1ea3n ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200btr\u00fac v\u00e0 nghi l\u1ec5 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i trong \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng. M\u1ed9t km v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nam c\u1ee7a San Ignacio hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i l\u00e0 Cahal Pech, m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea7n th\u1ec3 t\u00e0n t\u00edch nh\u1ecf g\u1ecdn nh\u01b0ng quan tr\u1ecdng b\u1ecb b\u1ecf hoang v\u00e0o th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 th\u1ee9 ch\u00edn. Sau khi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y suy t\u00e0n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maya \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e1i l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh ch\u00edn km v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nam t\u1ea1i Tip\u00fa, m\u1ed9t khu \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 ven s\u00f4ng, v\u00e0o th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c x\u00e2m l\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ebft li\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o T\u00e2y Ban Nha. Nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e2u \u00c2u nh\u1eb1m t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t Kit\u00f4 gi\u00e1o trong l\u00e3nh th\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maya \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1ng c\u1ef1; El Cayo, nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e2y Ban Nha g\u1ecdi khu \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 m\u1edbi c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1ecf hoang v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1638 sau c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. Khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi T\u00e2y Ban Nha quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1707 - l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 - h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maya v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00e2y v\u00e0o Guatemala. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1787 \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u s\u1ef1 t\u00e1i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i t\u00ean "San Ignacio", nh\u01b0ng m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y 19 th\u00e1ng 10 n\u0103m 1904, ch\u00ednh quy\u1ec1n th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n Anh m\u1edbi ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh khu \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 v\u00e0o s\u1ed5 c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ebf qu\u1ed1c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n
G\u1ed7, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 g\u1ed7 g\u1ee5, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c khai th\u00e1c chicle\u2014tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t k\u1eb9o cao su\u2014l\u00e0 n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng cho n\u1ec1n kinh t\u1ebf thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n. Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 thu h\u00fat m\u1ed9t h\u1ed7n h\u1ee3p lao \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1eeb kh\u1eafp Belize v\u00e0 xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n t\u1ea1o n\u00ean s\u1ef1 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng v\u0103n h\u00f3a hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 trong m\u1ed9t khu \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Ng\u00e0y nay, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n d\u00e2n s\u1ed1 ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mestizo, ti\u1ebfp theo l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Kriol, v\u1edbi c\u00e1c c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Liban, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maya Mopan v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e1ng k\u1ec3\u2014nh\u00f3m ng\u01b0\u1eddi sau ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c t\u1eeb Qu\u1ea3ng Ch\u00e2u trong c\u00e1c l\u00e0n s\u00f3ng di c\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ec9nh v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 XX. Ngay b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t Mennonite c\u1ee7a Spanish Lookout ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh m\u1ed9t t\u1ea7ng l\u1edbp v\u0103n h\u00f3a kh\u00e1c: m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh n\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p c\u00f3 n\u0103ng su\u1ea5t k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt tr\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a chi\u1ebft trung th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a trung t\u00e2m th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 San Ignacio.<\/p>\n
Santa Elena, tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t khu \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 ri\u00eang bi\u1ec7t tr\u00ean b\u1edd ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a con s\u00f4ng, theo th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi khu v\u1ef1c t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ee9ng. S\u1ef1 h\u1ee3p nh\u1ea5t v\u1ec1 h\u00e0nh ch\u00ednh v\u00e0 c\u01a1 s\u1edf h\u1ea1 t\u1ea7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5t b\u1eb1ng b\u1ed9 ba c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u b\u1eafc qua Macal: C\u1ea7u Hawkesworth m\u1ed9t l\u00e0n xe\u2014m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u treo ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1949 v\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u duy nh\u1ea5t thu\u1ed9c lo\u1ea1i n\u00e0y \u1edf Belize\u2014ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 giao th\u00f4ng \u0111i ra; m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u g\u1ed7 th\u1ea5p th\u1ee9 hai ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 cho lu\u1ed3ng \u0111i v\u00e0o; v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb n\u0103m 2018, C\u1ea7u Santa Elena hai l\u00e0n xe \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p thay th\u1ebf hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i cho nh\u1eefng tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng giao c\u1eaft mang t\u00ednh l\u1ecbch s\u1eed h\u01a1n n\u00e0y. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 San Ignacio v\u1eabn l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed trung t\u00e2m v\u1ec1 kinh t\u1ebf h\u01a1n trong hai th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, nh\u01b0ng bi\u1ec7t danh \u201cTh\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n sinh \u0111\u00f4i\u201d ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc chung \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh th\u00f4ng qua s\u1ef1 g\u1ea7n g\u0169i v\u00e0 ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng chung.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ecba h\u00ecnh ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1edfi s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ba b\u00ean trong H\u1ea1 vi\u1ec7n Belize\u2014Cayo Central, Cayo North v\u00e0 Cayo North East\u2014m\u1ed7i b\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u truy\u1ec1n t\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a khu v\u1ef1c v\u00e0o di\u1ec5n ng\u00f4n qu\u1ed1c gia. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, quy\u1ec1n qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb n\u1eb1m trong tay h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n do m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o, hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang li\u00ean k\u1ebft v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ea3ng D\u00e2n ch\u1ee7 Th\u1ed1ng nh\u1ea5t, c\u00f3 chu k\u1ef3 b\u1ea7u c\u1eed di\u1ec5n ra ba n\u0103m m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 hai th\u1ef1c th\u1ec3 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a Belize tranh c\u1eed.<\/p>\n
N\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00e3 thay th\u1ebf g\u1ed7 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh tr\u1ee5 c\u1ed9t kinh t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a khu v\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh du l\u1ecbch \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u01b0\u1edbng l\u1ea1i la b\u00e0n c\u1ee7a San Ignacio m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tinh t\u1ebf trong nh\u1eefng th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y. Th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0 c\u0103n c\u1ee9 h\u1eadu c\u1ea7n v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a cho c\u00e1c chuy\u1ebfn du ngo\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u1ea3o c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 sinh th\u00e1i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Belize. T\u1eeb g\u00f3c nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a San Ignacio, qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maya \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n tr\u1eebu t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd h\u1eefu h\u00ecnh: Caracol\u2014s\u00e2u trong R\u1eebng Chiquibul\u2014Xunantunich, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u1eeb b\u1ebfn ph\u00e0 S\u00f4ng Mopan; Cahal Pech, nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp, ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111i b\u1ed9; v\u00e0 El Pilar, n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi Guatemala v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed3ng qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd tr\u00ean c\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi qu\u1ed1c gia. M\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200bs\u1ef1 nh\u1ea1y b\u00e9n v\u1ec1 ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200btr\u00fac v\u00e0 v\u0169 tr\u1ee5 quan t\u00e2m linh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n v\u0103n minh m\u00e0 h\u1eadu du\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u01b0 tr\u00fa trong khu v\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n
Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi ng\u1ea7m c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m ph\u1ea7n g\u1ee3i c\u1ea3m. Hang \u0111\u1ed9ng Actun Tunichil Muknal\u2014c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn l\u00e1i xe v\u00e0 \u0111i b\u1ed9 ng\u1eafn\u2014ch\u1ee9a nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 x\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00f4i h\u00f3a, \u0111\u1ed3 g\u1ed1m nghi l\u1ec5 v\u00e0 ch\u1eef t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u00ecnh, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t trong m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng hang \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 c\u00e1c bu\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 cam k\u1ebft v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec1m ch\u1ebf t\u00f4n k\u00ednh. Hang \u0111\u1ed9ng Barton Creek, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng xu\u1ed3ng, mang \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 thanh th\u1ea3n h\u01a1n, c\u00e1c m\u00e1i v\u00f2m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00f4i c\u1ee7a hang \u0111\u1ed9ng ph\u1ea3n chi\u1ebfu \u00e1nh \u0111u\u1ed1c v\u00e0 nghi l\u1ec5 c\u1ed5 x\u01b0a. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gan d\u1ea1, Hang \u0111\u1ed9ng pha l\u00ea t\u1ea1i St. Herman, \u0111\u00f4i khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Hang \u0111\u1ed9ng Mountain Cow, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eed th\u00e1ch kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n h\u01a1n, \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e2u 15 feet tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u1ed9 ra c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh t\u1ea1o pha l\u00ea, h\u1ed1 l\u1eeda nghi l\u1ec5 v\u00e0 di t\u00edch h\u00f3a th\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c nghi l\u1ec5 hi\u1ebfn t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maya.<\/p>\n
C\u00e1c v\u00f9ng cao nguy\u00ean v\u00e0 khu b\u1ea3o t\u1ed3n xung quanh l\u00e0m t\u0103ng th\u00eam s\u1ee9c h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn c\u1ee7a khu v\u1ef1c. Khu b\u1ea3o t\u1ed3n r\u1eebng Mountain Pine Ridge\u2014\u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng b\u1edfi c\u00e1c m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1 granit, r\u1eebng th\u00f4ng v\u00e0 th\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng\u2014l\u00e0 n\u01a1i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec3m tham quan bao g\u1ed3m Hang \u0111\u1ed9ng Rio Frio v\u00e0 th\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 tranh v\u1ebd t\u1ea1i Th\u00e1c Big Rock. Khu b\u1ea3o t\u1ed3n thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean Chaa Creek, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103m s\u00f3c c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn h\u01a1n, v\u1eabn b\u1ea3o t\u1ed3n m\u1ed9t khu r\u1eebng nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1edbi r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn v\u00e0 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c trung t\u00e2m di\u1ec5n gi\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 sinh th\u00e1i v\u00e0 v\u0103n h\u00f3a. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1eb1m trong kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb San Ignacio, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 cho ph\u00e9p quan s\u00e1t th\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 c\u00f2n cho ph\u00e9p tham gia t\u00edch c\u1ef1c\u2014\u0111i b\u1ed9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i, c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a, ch\u00e8o thuy\u1ec1n kayak\u2014trong nh\u00e0 h\u00e1t \u0111a d\u1ea1ng sinh h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a Belize.<\/p>\n
C\u01a1 s\u1edf h\u1ea1 t\u1ea7ng giao th\u00f4ng, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 khi\u00eam t\u1ed1n theo ti\u00eau chu\u1ea9n qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng cao t\u1ed1c ph\u00eda T\u00e2y\u2014\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3i nh\u1ef1a ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u00e0 h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1ed5 g\u00e0\u2014n\u1ed1i San Ignacio v\u1edbi Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Belize trong v\u00f2ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y ba gi\u1edd \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Xe bu\u00fdt h\u1ea1ng hai, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 thi\u1ebfu ti\u1ec7n nghi, cung c\u1ea5p d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean v\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i, d\u1eebng t\u1ea1i v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec3m d\u1ecdc theo tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n, xe \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u00f3n ri\u00eang\u2014th\u01b0\u1eddng xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb s\u00e2n bay ho\u1eb7c c\u00e1c th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n ven bi\u1ec3n\u2014t\u1ea1o \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i cho vi\u1ec7c chuy\u1ec3n tuy\u1ebfn tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp. Tropic Air khai th\u00e1c c\u00e1c chuy\u1ebfn bay t\u1eeb c\u00e1c trung t\u00e2m trong n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u0103ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Mayan Flats, mang \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng n\u00f4ng th\u00f4n tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i. Trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, quy m\u00f4 l\u00e0 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea1o: h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft c\u00e1c \u0111i\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1eb1m trong ph\u1ea1m vi \u0111i b\u1ed9 ng\u1eafn, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 taxi v\u00e0 "collectivos" d\u00f9ng chung cung c\u1ea5p kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng di chuy\u1ec3n gi\u00e1 r\u1ebb, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng xa x\u00f4i nh\u01b0 Th\u00e1c Bullet Tree.<\/p>\n
Trong khi tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1eabn g\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00e0n t\u00edch th\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n Columbus v\u00e0 t\u00e0n t\u00edch thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba r\u1ea3i r\u00e1c tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ed3i xung quanh, th\u00ec th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a San Ignacio l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 t\u1ed5ng h\u1ee3p: c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch v\u00e0 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9. C\u00e1c qu\u1ea7y h\u00e0ng trong ch\u1ee3 tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m t\u1eeb c\u00e1c trang tr\u1ea1i Mennonite, c\u00e1c c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng t\u1ea1p h\u00f3a Trung Qu\u1ed1c n\u1eb1m d\u1ecdc c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 ch\u00ednh v\u00e0 nh\u1ecbp \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef kh\u00e1c nhau, t\u1eeb ti\u1ebfng Creole Belize \u0111\u1ebfn ti\u1ebfng T\u00e2y Ban Nha v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng Quan Tho\u1ea1i. Qu\u1ea3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ee3, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 v\u00e0o c\u00e1c ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 B\u1ea3y, \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t agora kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c\u2014m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n l\u00e0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nghi l\u1ec5 c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng\u2014n\u01a1i m\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ch\u1ed3ng ch\u00e9o c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c k\u1ebft c\u1ea5u v\u0103n h\u00f3a kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 tr\u1eebu t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt c\u1ea3m quan.<\/p>\n
N\u1ebfu xa l\u1ed9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1930 gi\u00fap San Ignacio d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n, th\u00ec s\u1ef1 giao thoa c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ed9, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec7n nay \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ecb n\u01a1i n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t n\u00fat th\u1eaft m\u00e0 qua \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a Belize. V\u00e0 m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 cu\u1ed9c \u0111ua xu\u1ed3ng \u201cLa Ruta Maya\u201d t\u00e1i hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ho\u00e0i ni\u1ec7m nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u00f3 nh\u1ef1a \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1\u2014khi S\u00f4ng Macal \u0111\u00f3ng vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0 tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng huy\u1ebft m\u1ea1ch duy nh\u1ea5t n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n n\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ecba v\u00e0 b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n\u2014n\u00f3 c\u0169ng nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tinh t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 li\u00ean t\u1ee5c s\u00e2u s\u1eafc h\u01a1n: nh\u1ecbp \u0111\u1eadp c\u1ee7a d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng, k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maya l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 tr\u00ean b\u1edd, \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u1ecbp \u0111\u1ed9 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf g\u00f3c nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 nh\u01b0ng mang t\u00ednh bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a Trung M\u1ef9.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
N\u1eb1m \u1edf ph\u00eda t\u00e2y Belize, hai th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n sinh \u0111\u00f4i San Ignacio v\u00e0 Santa Elena t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m l\u1edbn v\u1ec1 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u0103n h\u00f3a v\u00e0 kinh doanh. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t g\u1ed7 g\u1ee5 v\u00e0 g\u1ed7 chicle trong th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n Anh, San Ignacio, th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n ch\u00ednh \u1edf Qu\u1eadn Cayo, \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u n\u00e9t v\u0103n h\u00f3a \u0111a d\u1ea1ng.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2915,"parent":9438,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_theme","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9454","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9454\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelshelper.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}