My name is Ronaldo Cruz - "Video Evangelist" for duPlooy Travel, Promoting, tourism, culture and the environment for Belize and the Petén region of Guatemala. More About duPlooy Travel.
I have been developing my Belize web sites
for over 10 years and have recently begun using Video for the Web. Future postings will all be in High-Definition (HD) and I am looking forward to showing you more of "Mother Natures Best Kept Secret".
All the videos shown below, were filmed in
Belize and Guatemala.
BELIZE BOTANIC GARDENS - Take a stroll through the Gardens down "Haliconia Lane" with Judy duPLooy - (Posted 06/25/10)
TRAVEL LEARNING - Students and visitors relaxing after hours on the "Bird Deck" at duPlooy's Jungle Lodge; Early morning scenes from the adjacent Belize Botanic Gardens; Northeastern Universisty students leaving duPlooy's for a community service project - (Posted 06/10/10)
YAXHÁ - is between Tikal and San Ignacio and makes for a great stopover if you are heading to Tikal from Belize. Here is a Special Tikal - Yaxhá package. (Posted 05/08/10)
TIKAL - This was my second opportunity to video Tikal and I was better prepared this time to take in such an incredible place. I go along with some guests to see first-hand how things go .... (Posted 05/06/10)
Conflicto de Tierra(en Español)
Conflict between 2 related communities over ownership rights to land, which has resulted in homes burnt to the ground with loss of life on both sides. I went along with 4 social worker students from the University of San Carlos in Quetzaltenango (Xela) and record their interviews with the respective community leaders. (Posted 12/16/09)
The Gardens at DuPlooy's - Click Here
to learn more about a unique homesite offer
(Posted 9/29/09)
STANDARD-DEFINITION
duPlooy's Jungle Lodge
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Typical morning at duPlooy's Jungle Lodge with Judy duPlooy serving papaya to the resident birds... including squabbling Chaca Lacas
and Areca ri's; Followed by a short kitchen sequence with breakfast served (for people) on the
"Bird-deck". (Updated 7/14/09)
San Ignacio Town
Eco-Tourism Hub
This small, river-hillside town
(pop. 12,000) is situated between the Macal and Mopan Rivers and is alive with character and characters and is a center for Eco-Tourism in the area and is where duPlooy Travel is located. (Posted 6/02/09)
Typical shots of Central Plaza, followed by a snippet of a guided tour and then up to Temple V.
Video concludes with scenes of just some of the abundant wildlife you
are likely to encounter.
(Updated 7/18/09)
My first Tikal Video!
Flores - Guatemala
Home of the 3-Wheel Tuc Tuc
This small island town of 600 was undergoing major construction in May 2009, when this video was taken. ALL the main streets had large trenches running down the middle, awaiting installation of an underground electric system. Will be very nice when its finished though.
I didn't show this construction in the video, so if you have visited Flores before, you may be wondering why some of the principle streets were not included.... "Next time".
(Posted 6/28/09)
This Travel Learning video clip includes 3 scenes: Beginning with theMacal River at duPlooy's with beach, rock climbing & diving, canoeing and swimming. The second clip shows horseback riding within the Belize Botanic Gardens. The clip ends with University of Indianapolis students and teachers touring the gardens, guided by William Mesh and accompanied by Judy duPlooy.
Rainforest,
Ruins & Reef Belize's proximity to Reef & Rain Forest is what makes Belize so unique, and no vacation to Belize is complete without visiting them both ...
