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Chac Balam

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Chac Balam   Chac Balam is a small Maya community that existed in the area from around the year 600 AD to 900. However, it consists of all the major facets of a Maya city, including the ma

Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve

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Mountain pine ridge forest reserve  Offering a bit of a respite from the hotter lowlands, Mountain Pine Ridge is one of the most heavily visited reserves. As the oldest and largest protected f

Cayo Caulker

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Cayo Caulker  Caulker Cay is a 5-mile (8 km) island with 1,300 residents. It is located just 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Belize City and is located directly south of Ambergris Caye. Without

Swasey Bladen Forest Reserve

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Swasey Bladen Forest Reserve  Since 1990 this pristine natural forest has been a protected area and is considered to be the most important nature reserve in Belize. It is comprised of 100,000

Port Honduras Marine Reserve

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Port honduras marine reserve   Aerial of Port Honduras Port Honduras Marine Reserve lies just north of Punta Gorda Town. Recently declared a protected area in January 2000, the reserve e

Rio Bravo Conservation and Management

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Rio Bravo Conservation and Management  Established in 1988, the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area has accumulated enough land over the years to become the largest terrestrial conserva

Monkey River Town

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MONKEY RIVER TOWN Monkey River Town is the northernmost village in the Toledo District. This small, sleepy Creole village of 200 people, sits on the southern bank of the mouth of the Monkey Rive

Snake Cayes

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Snake Cayes  The Snake Cayes consists of a group of four small islands - West Snake Caye, Middle Snake Caye, East Snake Caye, and South Snake Caye. The name was inherited from an abundance of boa

Belmopan

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Belmopan Belize is a country on the east coast of Central America, where it borders Mexico and Guatemala. The country has a coast in the east with the Caribbean Sea. Belize covers a total area o

Punta Gorda

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Punta Gorda Located 195 miles (315 km) from Belize City, Punta Gorda is an established coastal town on the southern tip of Belize. This serves as a gateway to the Cayos Sapodillas Marine Reserve, a

Turneffe Island

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Turneffe Island  Located 30 miles (48 km) east of Belize City, there is a large group of mangroves and tropical atolls, where there is nothing more than a handful of private resorts and a smal

San Pedro Village

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San Pedro Village The town of San Pedro occupies several blocks from the coast and is where most of the 17,000 inhabitants of the island live. The coast is full of guest houses, small hotels, re

Dangriga

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Dangriga   After Belize City, Dangriga is the largest coastal town in Belize. With 12,500 inhabitants, it is a busy shopping center, where surrounding residents come to buy food, tools and

Archaeology in Belize

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Archaeology in Belize Belize has hundreds of Maya sites, ranging from small mounds to internationally acclaimed pyramids, from city complexes to sacrificial cave systems. The Maya sites have bee

Cerros

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Cerros   Between the years of 350 BC and 250AD, Cerros was an important trade center in the Maya community. It is, in fact, the only coastal ruin to be unearthed to this day. Strategically

Old Belize Museum

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Old Belize Museum Old Belize is an interactive history museum that guides visitors through everything of historical significance to have ever happened in Belize. Visitors of Old Belize are

Agua Caliente Luha Wildlife Sanctuary

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Agua Caliente Luha Wildlife Sanctuary  The name may be slightly misleading -- there are no hot springs at Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary -- this protected area is a great destination for bird

Belize City

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Belize City   Almost all visitors to Belize will arrive in the largest city in the country at some time or another, but unfortunately Belize City is not an attractive destination for most.

Stones Butterfly Farm

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Stones Butterfly Farm   Fallen Stones Butterfly Farm was set up in February 1992 and became operational in September 1993. It is part of the Fallen Stones Butterfly Ranch, an area of ​​for

Bacalar Chico

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Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve and National Park  A protected area and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve and National Park is a wildlife park and habitat that spans a dive