Jul 22nd, 2008 at 9:15PM: You can't visit Central America and not make at least some effort to see the monkeys. That's just wrong. Monkeys are way too cute to be missed. Like Costa Rica, and other countries in this region, Belize is also trying to brand itself as an ecotourism destination. The Community Baboon Sanctuary, a conservation project in which over 200 private landowners in Belize have voluntarily pledged to ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Belize it or not: Living in harmony with M&Ms (monkeys and mosquitoes)
Jul 22nd, 2008 at 9:15PM: You can't visit Central America and not make at least some effort to see the monkeys. That's just wrong. Monkeys are way too cute to be missed. Like Costa Rica, and other countries in this region, Belize is also trying to brand itself as an ecotourism destination. The Community Baboon Sanctuary, a conservation project in which over 200 private landowners in Belize have voluntarily pledged to ...Belize it or not: Caye Caulker; where backpackers outnumber locals
Jul 21st, 2008 at 2:00PM: Isn't this heaven? (Sorry if these photos find you in the middle of cubicle hell.) I took these pictures last week in Caye Caulker, one of the northern islands off the coast of Belize. Most people opt to go to the bigger Ambergris Caye, which is a bit more family friendly, but also more expensive. Caye Caulker is smaller (about 5 miles x 1 mile), cheaper and hence packed with backpackers. The last ...Belize it or not: Getting away from it all
Jul 18th, 2008 at 1:10PM: Greetings from Belize. I took this photo just a few days ago from the plane (hence the quality), during one of my island-hopping trips between Belize City and the island of Ambergris Caye. Check it out. Some guy built a house on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean several miles of the coast of Belize. I think that qualifies as "wanting to get away from it all." Can you imagine bringing all ...Belize it or not: Island-hopping on budget
Jul 17th, 2008 at 7:00PM: Greetings from Belize. If you come to Belize, chances are you'll stay on one of the islands, not mainland. Not only is it easier to find nice beaches on the islands (cayes), but it is much closer to the Barrier Reef. And if you are visiting Belize, you simply must see the reef. Even if you don't dive, the ocean is shallow around here and the opportunities for snorkeling are plentiful. If you're ...Belize it or not: Top Surprizing Things About Belize
Jul 16th, 2008 at 10:30AM: Greetings from Belize.
Those of you who have been to Belize before might not find these surprising, but this is my first time here and they surprised me. Here is a brief laundry list:
The U.S. Dollar is widely accepted. With the Belize Dollar pegged at 2:1 to the U.S. Dollar, it's not surprising. Guess where you should be traveling when the U.S. Dollar is practically worthless? Where they ...Belize it or not: Diving the Blue Hole
Jul 15th, 2008 at 4:00PM: Greetings from Belize.
Yesterday, I made one of my life-long dreams come true. I dove the Great Blue Hole, a submarine cave about 45 miles off the coast of Belize. They say after diving it, divers are usually either utterly disappointed or absolutely blown away. I found it absolutely amazing.
The Great Blue Hole is circular, over 1,000 feet (330 meters) across and 400 feet (120 meters) deep. It ...Belize it or not: Ways to use a golf cart
Jul 13th, 2008 at 11:00AM: Greetings from Belize! In San Pedro, "the big town" on the Belize island of Ambergris Caye, the preferred form of transportation is a golf cart. (Most of the roads are not paved and the main inhabited part of the island is only a few miles long.) Although golf carts don't have seat belts, there are some rules associated with using these things. Most importantly, the first two weeks of each month, ...Belize it or not: The World Soymilk Development Index
Jul 12th, 2008 at 12:00PM: Greetings from Belize! Something just dawned on me today while walking through "downtown" San Pedro, Belize: you can judge the "development" of an area by whether or not it has soymilk readily available in grocery stores. Sure, I'm waiting for a flurry of criticism on this post, but hear my logic first. I'm not lactose intolerant, but a lot of my friends are. Seems like everyday, I hear about ...Belize it or not: The shark petting zoo
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Jul 11th, 2008 at 2:00PM: Hello from Belize! What a beautiful little country this is.
I have wanted to come here forever, being a diver and all. As you probably know, the Belize Barrier Reef (stretching from Yucatan all the way to the coast of Guatemala) is the second largest reef in the world, after the Great Barrier Reef.
We took our first dive trip today, right off the Ambergris Caye island. It was just a shallow dive ...Belize's coral reef is threatened
Mar 16th, 2008 at 11:00AM: Belize has been on my "places to dive" list for years. At the same time, I get anxious every time I think about diving in Belize. Years ago, I knew somebody who died while diving the Blue Hole, the infamous collapsed limestone cave more than 400 feet deep. She was an experiences diver, but panicked. Ever since then, the Blue Hole has sounded a little scary to me.
After reading this USA Today ...One for the Road: Moon Belize
Nov 19th, 2007 at 9:00AM: Moon has released updated editions of several Central American titles this fall. We've mentioned their Guatemala and Costa Rica handbooks already, and will highlight another new release today: Joshua Berman's Moon Belize has been nominated for Planeta's Book of the Year award for "best place-based guidebook." Moon has a special web-only Q & A with Josh, who has spent ten years touring and ...
