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San Ignacio, was once known as El Cayo owing to its location relative to the Mopan and Macal Rivers. Flowing east from Guatemala, the Mopan joins the Macal River at Branch Mouth, just north of San Ignacio, to become the Belize Old River. Belize's rivers form an extensive network that connects the entire country from the highlands to the ocean and was once among the principal means of transportation. The Mayan use of the rivers for commerce and travel is commemorated annually with the Ruta Maya a three-day canoe race from San Ignacio to Belize City Today the rivers are a window on the country's biodiversity, numerous resident and migratory bird species can be viewed from the rivers, along with howler monkeys, iquanas and large Brahman steers.
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