Northern Cayes
Daydream a little.
Daydream a little.
Southern Belize is where open savannah and citrus-filled farmland give way to forested hills dotted with Maya ruins and jungles, with many fine beaches and beautiful tropical islands thrown in for good measure.
Belize City does not exactly top the list of tourist destinations in Belize.
Perched at the southern tip of a long, narrow, sandy peninsula, Placencia has long enjoyed a reputation as 'the caye you can drive to.
'No Shirt, No Shoes…No Problem.
Together with neighboring Santa Elena, on the east bank of the river, San Ignacio forms the chief population center of Cayo District.
Dangriga is the largest town in Southern Belize, and the spiritual capital of the country's Garifuna people.
Northern Belize is probably the most passed-through region in the country.
The country's northernmost district, Corozal is wedged in between Orange Walk and the border.
Most casual travelers in years past didn't make it as far as Punta Gorda (or PG as it's called throughout Belize); if they did, they only used this low-key seaside town as a jumping-off point into Guatemala.
In 1961 Hurricane Hattie all but destroyed Belize City.
One of the biggest and best excavated Maya sites in northern Belize, Lamanai lies 24 miles south of Orange Walk Town up the New River (or 36 miles by unpaved road).
The Western Hwy stretches from Belize City through the village of Hattieville, and on to Belmopan and Cayo District.
Bordering Guatemala to the south and west and the Stann Creek and Cayo Districts to the north, the 1669-sq-mile Toledo District encompasses an area most Belizeans refer to lovingly as 'The Deep South.
In the village of Biscayne, 25.
About a mile from the Guatemalan border and 7 miles from San Ignacio, Benque Viejo del Carmen is a small town with a surprisingly sophisticated cultural scene.
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