Belize - I'm Just Another Gringo in Belize
Dennis Wolfe, the song’s author, is an entertainer in San Pedro & Caye Caulker,
JUST ANOTHER GRINGO IN
Well, he came down on vacation 'cause he liked the tropic sun
Margaritas and the music made it all seem fun
He bought a piece of heaven on the Caribbean seas
He's a happy little camper in Belize.
He began to build a condo, but the labor cost was high
His partner stole his money and left him high and dry
His land is still a mud hole where you sink up to your knees
And he's just another gringo in Belize.
(CHORUS) He's a planner
he's a dreamer
He's a sordid little schemer
Seems to think that money
grows on trees
He's a whiner
he's a loser
He's a pothead
he's a boozer
And he’s just another gringo in
Well, he used to have a girlfriend, but now he can't afford her
Since one of his investments got busted at the border
He wasted all his money payin’ bribes and fines and fees
And he's just another gringo in
So he sold his motorcycle, and somebody stole his boat
They ran it on the reef and now the darn thing just won't float
The only thing that’s free is mud, mosquitoes and the breeze
And he's just another gringo in Belize.
(CHORUS) He's a planner, he's a dreamer
He's a sordid little schemer
Seems to think that money grows on trees
He's a whiner, he's a loser
He's a pothead, he's a boozer
And he’s just another gringo in 
Now, he'll drink a beer for breakfast and chase it with rum punch
He's smokin’ up his dinner
he's snortin’ up his lunch
He's been wasted
on the mainland
Now, he's stoned out
in the cayes
And he's just another gringo in Belize.
(CHORUS) He's a planner, he's a dreamer
He's a sordid little schemer
Seems to think that money grows on trees
He's a whiner, he's a loser
He's a pothead, he's a boozer
And he’s just another gringo in
He’s just another gringo in
(Come to think of it)
Sounds like a pretty good life to me!
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ALTUN HA
Altun Ha, “Rockstone Pond”, is the most easily accessed Mayan center in Belize and a nice place to spend a couple of hours on a cruise shore excursion. It is also one of the most famous Mayan centers and the most extensively-excavated Maya site in Belize. Altun Ha has 13 structures clustered within two central plazas.
Plaza A is enclosed by large temples on all four sides. Here, a magnificent tomb was discovered beneath The Temple of the Green Tomb. Dating from 550 A.D., this find yielded a total of thee hundred pieces, including jade, jewelry, stingray spines, skin flints and the remains of a Maya Book.
The adjacent Plaza B is dominated by the sites largest temple, The Temple of Masonry Altar, which rises 60 feet above the plaza and was the last in a sequence of buildings raised on this spot. This temple was probably the main focus of religious ceremonies, with a single stairway running up the front to an altar at the top. Inside, several priestly tombs were discovered. One of these digs yielded a priceless carved jade head of Kinich Ahau, the Maya sun god. At 15 cm high, it is the largest carved jade piece to be found anywhere in the Maya world.
Belize is my favorite country in the Western Hemisphere. There are better places to soak in the flavor of this Central American paradise; however, a visit to Altun Ha is worthwhile destination for those who appreciate the Mayan culture.
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