Over my lifetime of travels and adventures, including the almost 20 years focused on mysterious creatures and legends, no matter where I go it’s always clear that storytelling is at the heart of what I love. You will hear some people say that storytelling is a lost art. I don’t believe that at all. If [...]
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During our trip we were invited to speak to the guests at Robert’s Grove Resort about our Tour of the Crystal Skull. Never passing up an opportunity to spread the word about the adventures of Believe It Tour, we did it. The setting was incredible. It was outside under the stars and at the new [...]
View Post Crystal Skull, Lubaantun, Mayan
In an attempt to do something fun and interactive with the hype around 2012, Believe It Tour decided to promote the Tour of the Crystal Skull by creating a time capsule. In homage to the Mitchell Hedges Skull and the theory that crystal skulls can retain knowledge, I designed a couple of skulls to use [...]
View Post 2012, Belize, Crystal Skull, Mayan, time capsule
Having already tackled one caving adventure Believe It Tour was ready to explore a second and final cave in the Cayo District. Known as Actun Chek, or the Footprint Cave, this ancient Mayan site was located in the Caves Branch caving region in the foothills of the Maya Mountains. It’s also the fourth longest cave [...]
View Post Actun Chek, Belize, Footprint Cave, Mayan
Having explored some Mayan ruins in north western Belize Believe It Tour decided it was time to investigate some sites in the southern region. In the heart of the Toledo District lies Nim Li Punit, which sits in the foothills of the Maya Mountains. This unassuming site has an amazing view of the Caribbean Sea [...]
View Post ball court, Belize, Mayan, Nim Li Punit, Stelae, Toledo District
What is the difference between the Aztec Sun Stone Calendar and the Mayan Calendar? The differences between the two calendars were something that I learned early on in the research phase of the Tour of the Crystal Skull. One of the first things I do when I get involved with a new project or topic [...]
View Post 2012, Aztec Calendar, Calendar Round, Haab, Long Count, Mayan Calendar, Tzolkin
With another day in front of us Believe It Tour decided to explore Xunantunich, an ancient Mayan site in Western Belize. Again, as with Cahal Pech, the ancient name of Xunantunich was lost, so its current name was given at a later time. However, ghost stories are a rich part of the history of Xunantunich, [...]
View Post Belize, El Castillo, Mayan, Xunantunich
We hope you’ve been enjoying the Believe It Tour countdown to December 21, 2012. We will continue to bring you exciting stories and images from Belize after we share this jem we uncovered during the research phase of the project. Perhaps you’re interested in seeing some of the art and tools of the Maya in person, [...]
View Post 2012, Lords of Time, Maya, Penn Museum, Philadelphia
With years of traveling and studying interesting stories and legends with Believe It Tour, patterns start to emerge. If you look back at our Quest for Eternal Youth adventure of 2010 our journey took us into the Bermuda Triangle to the island of Bimini. For those of you familiar with Bimini Road you will know [...]
View Post Bermuda Triangle, Bimini Road, Crystal Skulls, extraterrestrial, Lost City of Atlantis
You can’t be in Belize and not be surrounded by the rich folklore of the country. Many of the tales you hear seem to revolve around a triad of mysterious women known as Llorna, Sucia, and X’tabai. While they are never seen together many stories merge aspects of all three characters into one tale. Llorna [...]
View Post Belize, folklore, Llorna, Sucia, X'tabai