 We're here in the town of El Ceibo in Guatemala We are very very close to the Mexican border Hola buenas, aqui? Okay, welcome to Mexico! The first place that we're going to try and get to today is called Aluxes It's a sanctuary for rescued wildlife Wow, so we entered this like crazy back road here And there's so much tropical forests around, it's crazy Yes, absolutely beautiful, it's so nice and green And we saw already like really really big big trees and yeah, it looks epic Yeah, I mean I have no idea where the GPS is trying to take us This must be the right way to Palenque, but yeah, certainly not a main road, that's for sure Bienvenidos a Palenque! So we basically just rode all the way through to Palenque I think it was like our longest ride So far like two hours and 40 minutes and one go Yeah, wow And now I am really really thirsty because I've been sweating the whole time Yeah, me too Yeah, and it's just better maybe in this circumstance with this heat Just to get this part of the ride done, get our gear off Drink a whole bunch of water Yeah And then visit an ecological park at Aluxes in 100 meters They have so many signs for it They have a lot of signs for this place Yeah, you really can't miss it Just pray that it's open Oh, look nice and shaded Yeah, let's try and find a shaded spot This will have to do Okay It's like partially shaded Oh, we did it It's still 39 degrees by the way, so it did not cool down One, pickety We're gonna have a little snack We're gonna have a drink of water And then we'll see whether we can still visit this place today So we didn't have really very much water left And we finished everything And we just had like a bag of cookies each So the first thing we're gonna do Is see if they have something to drink Maybe something to eat And then we'll see some beautiful animals How many macaws there are here Incredible There's two more over here as well And this bird shows exactly what this organisation does Because for the last 70 years The Scarlet Macaw has actually been extinct In the Chiapas region of Mexico And this organisation has worked to breed And re-release back into the wild Over 80 of these beautiful birds And now those birds have just given birth To the first generation of wild Scarlet Macaws In this region for 70 years He's picking the flowers over there Yeah Isn't that beautiful? So that perfectly shows what the Alexis Eco Park is all about Because this place is not a zoo It is a wildlife rehabilitation centre So their aim is always to get the animals That come in here from the illegal wildlife trade Or mistreatment Their aim is to rehabilitate them And release them back into the wild But of course, that isn't always possible Some of the animals have been mistreated Some of the animals are too friendly to humans And some of the animals just simply Wouldn't survive back in the wild These animals are kept here To live a really nice life here And delight all of the tourists that come here That also give this organisation their sole income Because they're a non-government organisation They aren't funded by any major organisations So all the funding they get is from visitors like us But enough info It's time to see these beautiful animals Wow A Jaguar That is absolutely incredible So these guys can live for over 20 years And can reach 100 kilograms This is a pretty big guy right here Wow, crazy So I'm just reading about why this Jaguar is here And apparently this is called Lola the Jaguar And this Jaguar was bought by a family To basically be exploited And used for photography, for photo shoots For commercials And basically for the profit of the family that owned her When she wasn't being used She was basically placed in a cage And was incredibly unhappy and suffering So the Eluxis organisation actually rescued Lola And now she has a multi-level massive enclosure And is definitely enjoying a far better quality of life Than when she was captive It might not be back in the wild for Lola But at least it's a much better situation than she was in before Oh look they're there Wow, we're just getting a glimpse of a manatee So apparently they have three and one baby Which is amazing We just saw the little nose popping up That's so beautiful So cool Wow, and these guys can weigh between 400 and 600 kilos And grow to a length of four and a half metres So these are some massive animals And they're actually living on the North Coast So the Caribbean coast of the whole of Central America He's there, he must be there We finally can see some flamingos Close up We tried really hard on our trip to like find them Film them and just look at them But they were always so far away And here they are I love this bird So like iconic beautiful bird Wow We've arrived at Spider Monkey Island This is some kind of enclosure Look at this They've made like an artificial lake Around these huge trees And there we can see a whole bunch of spider monkeys Playing about up in the trees And if the trees weren't enough They've given them like loads of ropes And sort of climbing apparatus as well So that's really nice They seem to have like a really really nice life here Which makes me really happy So I just lost the top The fluffy bit on the mic And now we have to walk all the way back to try and find it Oh man Okay, well good news and bad news Good news is that we found the fluffy And the bad news is I found a bamboo pole And we've just got to figure out a way To attach something to the end To see if we can do something with this fluffy I can reach it here Okay There Oh no Okay, I've got an idea I get a small stick So I've put a thorny stick on the end of the bamboo And now I'm going to see if I can get that thorny stick Tangled up in the foam See if we can do something here Careful, careful, careful Yeah, yeah, move it like this, yeah Like that Yeah, slowly Very slowly Very slowly It's a little bit swampy, but we got it back Wow, this is an animal that we were hoping to find In Costa Rica But they didn't have them in the Manuel Antonio National Park That we went to They just had them in the Corcovado National Park In the wild But we'll have to settle for seeing him here Down below us Sleeping and relaxing Enjoying his life This is a beautiful tape here And they live across rainforests all over South and Central America And he's like a mix between like a pig, a hippo Maybe a bit of elephant thrown in there Such a crazy animal So they have this massive, crazy, concrete tower here And we're just climbing to the top of it To get a view of the canopy Oh, here we are Oh, wow That's a view, hey? That's a view Hi guys We thought it's a good opportunity to tell you guys more about the charity we have chosen On our Around the World ride Born Free Born Free are an international animal welfare charity That work tirelessly to ensure that all wild animals Whether living in captivity or in the wild Are treated with compassion and respect They work across the world to preserve, protect and rescue wild animals in need Finding compassionate conservation solutions So that humans and wildlife can coexist peacefully If you want to support this amazing charity And find out more about their work Then follow the link in the description below to our Just Giving page Additionally, we'll be donating one pound From every one of our overlanded t-shirt sales to this charity Which is at the moment at £221 So you can choose If you want to donate to Born Free directly Then follow the link in the description below to our fundraiser Or get your hands on one of these from our Etsy store And you'll be supporting these guys as well And you'll have an awesome t-shirt Thanks everybody, and now back to the video Alright, it is nearly six o'clock Oh Jesus, a splash plate Gracias, ciao It is nearly six o'clock And it is time to get out of here Because it's going to be dark in about 20 minutes But I'm so glad that we managed to get here today And managed to see this place Yeah, what a wonderful project What a wonderful thing to do After a pretty stressful day at the border It was really nice to just see some animals Chilling at the end of the day Yeah, exactly, because actually When you're travelling through a lot of countries And you have like a lot of stress because you cross borders You will kind of ask yourself why Am I doing this? Like, it's so stressful And then when you reach a beautiful place like this It's a good reminder Ah, this is the reason why I'm doing this Yeah, because you have to be here to see this This is what the journey gives us Experiences like that So thank you, Alexis That was awesome But now we've got to get to a room with AC Because it's been an incredibly hot day So we found a place on Ioverlander Which is like 500 Mexican pesos for the night Yeah, it's about 22 pounds So not the cheapest room But this area here is very touristic So the room prices are just crazy We wanted to do camping But the temperature is just too high We need our energy at the moment Yeah, we need that air conditioning So I think we're only literally a mile from town So we're gonna head to the room See if they got a room for us And then maybe head out for a bite to eat Because I am starving We just ate a bag of cookies Literally, since breakfast All I've eaten is a bag of cookies What a crazy day, hey? What a crazy day Okay, it looks like we've arrived right in the centre This hotel must be like right in the centre of Palenque What a beautiful area It should be just here on the... Here, actually What's the name? Hadasa Hadasa Hadasa Oh, I can see some macaques up in the trees Oh yeah, Casa Hadasa Okay, yeah, cool There it is I have to show you this room And you won't believe it A.C. The most beautiful bed in the world Free water I'm just going at this We're going at it, it's free Look at this beautiful table Then... A coffee machine It's so stylish Like the furniture are just in harmony with everything It looks so new, clean and nice Like the most beautiful... I want to live here, I want to live here But you know what? Look at this one It's like the biggest bathroom in the world It's so beautiful Oh my god, it's so beautiful Oh my god It was a busy and exhausting day And I'm so happy that we found this little paradise here I'm just waiting for the A.C. to call the room down Because I am so sweating So nice, so nice to have a ride somewhere Yeah And that's it from us today We hope you enjoyed the video If so, please give us a thumbs up Subscribe to the channel Share the video with your friends and family Comment below And we will see you next time An update on Lavi's back They got burnt during our snorkeling So definitely got some healing to do here Look at that It's kind of got some small bubbles And it's a bit... It's a bit peeling Yeah Good morning world Welcome back to the channel It's day number 360