Belize Guide, 12th Edition

by Paul Glassman; Charlie Morris

• ISBN13: 9781593600464
• ISBN10: 1593600461
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-02
• Publisher: Open Road

Summary

Discover tropical forests, picture-perfect palm trees, coastal wetlands, piney mountains, endless beaches and beautiful Mayan ruins. The people and places of Belize come alive in this classic travel guide to this laid-back country. Divers and snorkel

Table of Contents

1. Introduction	11	(1)
2. Overview	12	(6)
3. Suggested Itineraries	18	(4)
Is1and Getaway	18	(1)
Dedicated Divers Only	19	(1)
The Best of Belize	20	(2)
4. Land & People	22	(12)
5. A Short History	34	(10)
6. Planning Your Trip	44	(17)
When To Go	44	(2)
What To Pack	46	(2)
Entrance & Exit Requirements	48	(1)
Using Travel Specialists	48	(4)
Getting to Belize	52	(2)
Customs	54	(1)
Traveling On Your Own	55	(1)
Getting Around Belize	56	(5)
7. Basic Information	61	(12)
Business Hours	61	(1)
Cost of Travel	61	(2)
Electricity	63	(1)
Getting Married	64	(1)
Health Issues	64	(1)
Money & Banking	65	(1)
Postal Service	65	(1)
Radio	65	(1)
Retiring in Belize	66	(1)
Shopping	66	(1)
Staying Out of Trouble	67	(1)
Taxes	67	(1)
Telephones	68	(1)
Television	69	(1)
Time	69	(1)
Tipping	69	(1)
Weights & Measures	70	(1)
Where to Find More Information on Belize	71	(1)
Web Sites	72	(1)
8. Sports & Recreation	73	(10)
Fishing	73	(3)
Spelunking	76	(1)
Journey in the Jungle	77	(1)
Birding	77	(1)
Hunting	78	(1)
Sea Kayaking	78	(1)
Bicycle Riding	79	(1)
Horseback Riding	79	(1)
Canoeing & Floating	80	(1)
Cruising the Coast	80	(3)
9. Scuba Diving & Snorkeling	83	(6)
10. Taking the Kids	89	(3)
11. Ecotourism	92	(5)
Be An Ecotourist	92	(1)
Ecotour Possibilities: Three Adventures	92	(1)
The Reality of Ecotourism	93	(1)
Protect the Environment	93	(1)
Earn College Credits	94	(1)
Stay with a Mayan Family	94	(3)
12. Food & Drink	97	(3)
13. Belize's Best Places to Stay	100	(7)
14. The Cayes	107	(55)
Ambergris Caye/San Pedro	109	(28)
Caye Caulker	137	(12)
Caye Chapel	149	(1)
St. George's Caye	150	(2)
Gallows Point Caye	152	(1)
Spanish Lookout Caye	152	(3)
Turneffe Islands	155	(1)
Lighthouse Reef	156	(1)
South Water Caye	157	(2)
Tobacco Caye	159	(1)
Laughing Bird Caye	159	(1)
Carrie Bow Caye	160	(1)
Glover's Reef	160	(1)
Wippari Caye	161	(1)
15. Belize City	162	(25)
Arrivals & Departures	167	(1)
Orientation	168	(1)
Getting Around Town	169	(2)
Where to Stay	171	(4)
Where to Eat	175	(3)
Seeing the Sights	178	(4)
Shopping	182
Nightlife & Entertainment	181	(2)
Sports & Recreation	183	(1)
Excursions & Day Trips	184	(1)
Practical Information	185	(2)
16. North From Belize City	187	(28)
The Baboon Sanctuary	189	(1)
Altun Ha	190	(4)
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary	194	(2)
Orange Walk	196	(2)
Lamanai	198	(4)
Cuello	202	(1)
Near Blue Creek Village	203	(1)
Nohmul	204	(1)
Corozal	204	(3)
Santa Rita Ruins	207	(1)
Consejo	208	(1)
Cerros	209	(1)
Sarteneja	209	(2)
Shipstern Nature Reserve	211	(1)
Four Mile Lagoon	211	(1)
Santa Elena/Mexican Border	212	(1)
Chetumal, Mexico	212	(3)
17. West From Belize City	215	(45)
The Belize Zoo	217	(1)
Guanacaste Park	218	(1)
Belmopan	219	(4)
Mountain Pine Ridge	223	(6)
San Antonio	229	(1)
Caracol	229	(1)
San Ignacio (Cayo)	230	(14)
Cahal Pech ruins	242	(2)
Benque Viejo	244	(2)
Xunantunich ruins	246	(2)
Tikal ruins, Guatemala	248	(12)
18. Southern Belize	260	(33)
St. Herman's Cave & Blue Hole	260	(2)
Five Blue Lakes	262	(1)
The Stann Creek Valley	263	(1)
Gales Point	263	(2)
Dangriga	265	(3)
Hopkins	268	(2)
Sittee River	270	(1)
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	271	(1)
Placencia	272	(11)
Nim Li Punit	283	(1)
Big Falls	283	(1)
Punta Gorda	284	(4)
San Pedro Columbia	288	(1)
Lubaantun ruins	288	(2)
San Antonio	290	(1)
Blue Creek	291	(1)
Pusilha ruins	291	(2)
Index	293