Cayo

• - district capital
• - national capital
• - Hispanic town, near Guatemala border and Xunantunich ruins
• - village on the road to El Pilar Mayan ruins
• - multicultural village
• - ethnic Mayan village
• - German-speaking Mennonite community

• - Mayan burial site
• - Mayan ruins
• - Mayan ruins
• - park
• - Mayan ruins

As with the rest of Belize, English is the official language, but as Cayo is the main entry-exit point for Guatemala you should expect a higher proportion of Spanish speakers here.

The George Price Highway (previously called the Western Highway) cuts through the middle of Cayo, running from the Guatemalan border in the west all the way to Belize City in the east, via Belmopan. The Hummingbird Highway links Belmopan with Dangriga in Stann Creek.

Cayo is mostly about the jungle experience, but there are also historical and cultural attractions.
Visit Mayan ruins at Cahal Pech, Xunantunich, or Caracol. Go caving.
Experience the rainforest, watching birds, mammals and insects, at one of the many lodges. Tube down the rivers. See the canopy on a zip line tour. Go horseback riding on a jungle trail. Go to the Saturday market in San Ignacio.

• Belize Botanic Gardens

  phone: +501 824-3101
  address: 9 miles outside of San Ignacio
  Belize Botanic Garden's is Belize's only botanic gardens. It is home to a large collection of native orchids, palms, medicinal plants, etc. There is a shuttle which leaves San Ignacio at 8AM and returns at 1PM and 4PM. For more information call 501-804-4500 or 501-824-3101.

• The Orange Gallery

  phone: +501 824-3296
  address: Mile 60 Western Highway
  The Orange Gallery is the largest gift-shop and local-art gallery in Belize, they have an incredible collection of jewelry, woodwork, ceramics, textiles, paintings, carvings and other things. There is also a restaurant and bar back behind the gift-shop where you can get free WiFi.