Pueblo  Escondido

In the colonial days, the area was a source of
mahogany and chicle which was used to  make
chewing gum befor synthetic gum was invented.  The
entrance to Pueblo Escondido, seen in the photo
above, is an old logging road which crosses a shallow
stream at the point that we have named Freshwater
Ford.

In the heyday of forestry, mahogany and other logs
were hauled along the logging trails in the rainy season.  
These logging trails are our best nature trails.

On a morning walk along Chiclero trail, we saw a
variety of trees including: gumbolimbo, which is the
antidote to poison wood, mahogany, a matapalo tree
strangling another tree,  old sapodilla trees, a
termite-filled tree trunk with woodpecker holes, frogs,
thorns of the give an' tek and cockspur trees.

The trail passes Alligator Pond, an almost perfectly
circular pond we believe was dug by the Maya
hundreds of years ago as they built their terraces.  We
call it Alligator Pond in  honor of the 10 ft. "Alligator"
that calls it home.  Chiclero Trail also passes  Savannah
Pond.

Our campgrounds are near the main house. This is
close to food service facilities for those who need it,
but far enough for privacy.  It is near enough to the
forest to see the animals at night, but close enough to
people to "feel safe".

The Reception area of the main house is open to the
cool tropical breezes as are the picnic tables in the
shade of the trees in the frontyard.

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Freshwater
Ford

Chiclero
Trail

Campground

Alligator
Pond

Mainhouse

Reception

Savannah
Pond

Under the Sapodilla
tree in the Frontyard

Updated September 12, 2004

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