Discover Belize | |
Planning Your Trip | p. 3 |
The Regions | p. 6 |
The 21-Day Best of Belize | p. 10 |
Belize Water-Sport Adventures | p. 13 |
The 10-Day Bird-Watching Tour | p. 16 |
Offbeat Belize | p. 18 |
Touring the Mundo Maya | p. 20 |
The 8-Day Family Adventure | p. 22 |
Explore Belize | |
Belize District | p. 26 |
Belize City | p. 29 |
Near Belize City to the South | p. 44 |
Gales Point | |
Near Belize City to the North | p. 45 |
Burrell Boom | |
The Community Baboon Sanctuary (CBS) | |
Crooked Tree | p. 51 |
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary | |
The Northern Cayes | p. 55 |
San Pedro and Ambergris Caye | p. 58 |
Caye Caulker | p. 77 |
Turneffe Islands Atoll | p. 91 |
Lighthouse Reef Atoll | p. 94 |
Half Moon Caye | |
Other Northern Cayes | p. 97 |
Caye Chapel | |
St. George's Caye | |
The Bluefield Range | |
English Caye | |
Goff's Caye | |
Spanish Lookout Caye | |
Belmopan Area and the Hummingbird Highway | p. 100 |
Belmopan | p. 103 |
Near Belmopan | p. 105 |
Guanacaste National Park | |
Along the Western Highway | p. 108 |
From Belize City to Belmopan | |
Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Along the Hummingbird Highway | p. 111 |
Blue Hole National Park | |
Five Blues Lake National Park | |
Cayo and the Mountain Pine Ridge | p. 114 |
San Ignacio | p. 119 |
East of San Ignacio | p. 129 |
Teakettle Area | |
North of San Ignacio | p. 132 |
South of San Ignacio: The Mountain Pine Ridge | p. 133 |
The Crystal Rey Road | |
Noj Kaax Meen Elijio Panti National Park | |
Village of San Antonio | |
The Chiquibul (or Pine Ridge) Road | |
The Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve | |
West of San Ignacio | p. 143 |
Down the Chial Road | |
Along the Western Highway | |
San Jose de Succotz | |
Benque Viejo del Carmen | |
South on the Hydro Road | |
Tikal, Guatemala | p. 150 |
El Remate | |
Flores and Santa Elena | |
Dangriga and the Southern Coast | p. 160 |
Dangriga | p. 164 |
Islands Near Dangriga | p. 172 |
Tobacco Caye | |
South Water Caye | |
Carrie Bow Caye | |
Glover's Reef Atoll | |
Other Nearby Cayes | |
South of Dangriga | p. 177 |
Hopkins | |
Sittee River | |
Mayflower Bocawina National Park | |
The Cockscomb Basin | p. 181 |
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Maya Center | |
The Placencia Peninsula | p. 185 |
Maya Beach | |
Seine Bight | |
South to Placencia: The Resorts | |
Placencia Town | p. 191 |
Near Placencia | p. 200 |
Monkey River | |
Laughing Bird Caye | |
Other Nearby Islands | |
Mango Creek (Independence Village) | |
Punta Gorda and the Toledo Villages | p. 204 |
Punta Gorda | p. 207 |
Vicinity of Punta Gorda | p. 215 |
The Cayes | |
Rio Blanco National Park | |
San Pedro Columbia | |
San Antonio | |
Blue Creek and Blue Creek Cave | |
Barranco | |
Getting Upcountry | |
Across the Border | p. 224 |
Livingston, Guatemala | |
Honduras from Punta Gorda | |
Northern Belize | p. 226 |
Orange Walk Town | p. 231 |
Lamanai Archaeological Zone | p. 234 |
West of Orange Walk Town | p. 237 |
Rio Bravo Conservation Area | |
Corozal Town | p. 241 |
Near Corozal | p. 246 |
Consejo Village | |
Shipstern Wildlife Nature Reserve | |
Sarteneja | |
Chetumal, Mexico | p. 249 |
Know Belize | |
The Land | p. 252 |
Geography | |
Climate | |
Habitats of Inland Belize | |
Caves | |
The Sea | p. 257 |
The Cayes and Atolls | |
The Reefs | |
Estuaries | |
Mangroves | |
Sea-Grass Beds | |
Flora and Fauna | p. 261 |
Flora | |
Fauna | |
History | p. 270 |
Ancient Civilization | |
Colonialiasm | |
Independence | |
Government and Economy | p. 279 |
Government | |
Economy | |
The People | p. 282 |
The Creoles | |
Mestizos | |
The Maya | |
Garinagu | |
Rastafarians | |
East Indians | |
Mennonites | |
The Culture | p. 290 |
Conduct and Customs | |
The Arts | |
Crafts | |
Music | |
Language | |
Entertainment and Events | |
Getting There | p. 293 |
By Air | |
By Boat | |
Via Mexico | |
Getting Around | p. 295 |
By Air | |
By Bus | |
By Rental Car | |
Visas and Officialdom | p. 298 |
Foreign Embassies in Belize | |
Living in Belize | |
Tips for Travelers | p. 300 |
Alternative Travel | |
Special Concerns | |
Cameras and Photography | |
Accommodations | p. 307 |
Budget | |
Upscale | |
Food and Drink | p. 308 |
Non-Alcoholic Beverages | |
Alcoholic Beverages | |
Health | p. 312 |
Before You Go | |
Staying Healthy | |
Diseases and Common Ailments | |
Bites and Stings | |
Medical Care | |
Natural Healing | |
Safety | p. 320 |
Crime | |
Money and Measurements | p. 322 |
Money | |
Time, Weights, And Measures | |
Communications and Media | p. 324 |
Telephones | |
Internet Access | |
Publications | |
Maps | |
More Information | |
Suggested Reading | p. 326 |
Internet Resources | p. 328 |
Index | p. 330 |
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