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Video of the start of the 26th La Ruta Maya, courtesy of Chulito Movies.

'La Ruta Maya River Challenge is a four-day canoe race that begins under the Hawkesworth Bridge in San Ignacio and ends by the Belcan bridge in Belize City. For these four days they mke three stops to rest overnight to end the last lap from Burrell boom to Belize City. There are eight divisions in this race.'

The 2018 La Ruta Maya is two and a half weeks away.  They have a complete set of rules online. 

They have a great rule about littering...how can this rule be applied to people watching the race?

"LITTERING: No garbage or other items of any description will be disposed of or discarded in or along the river, at any nightly camp or at any other unauthorized location.Intentional littering can result in disqualification."

A list of all previous winners, with pictures, is also online.

"The Belikin La Ruta Maya is considered one of the longest canoe races in Central America that brings together professional and amateur paddlers from all over the world who take on the four-day grueling challenge of paddling 175 miles of the Belize Old River against rapids and winds.

Day 1 goes from the Hawkesworth Bridge in San Ignacio to Banana Bank

Day 2: Banana Bank Lodge to Double Head Cabbage

Day 3: Double Head Cabbage to Burrell Boom

Day 4: Burrell Boom to Belize"