To 1973 it was called british honduras. English is the first language of the population as a result of its colonial history. We flew into belize city then caught a turbo prop south along the coast to the town of punta gorda. In the air we observed the dense tropical jungle unfolding below, mile after emerald mile. Several rivers drained the rainforest emptying their contents into the caribbean sea. Our plan was to explore the country and fishing these rivers. Were the guests a variety of travel destinations and belize is one of his favorites. buck this is drake dawson the president of safari unlimited. Drake good to see you today. drake good to have you here buck. buck you know you and i met at a show here a few months ago and you were telling me all about belize and we had to come check it out and here we are. drake there you go yeah were gonna spend our first bit of time at Cotton Tree Lodge up in the jungle its an amazing place. Its about 12 miles up the river the cabanas are up in