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The best of multiple worlds, Belize serves up its jungles, ruins, and reef in short order. Manageably small, the country is linked by a series of airstrips that let you take in a rain forest canopy from a Mayan temple-top by morning, and a Caribbean coral garden from a glass-bottom boat by afternoon. And most lodge packages are variations on this theme. On the other hand, balmy, breezy Belize lends itself equally to doing nothing. Installing yourself in a hammock on arrival—and staying there until departure—is a considerable temptation.
Belize has an enviable endowment of navigable caves. Some of the best are just outside the capital city of Belmopan, along the aptly named Caves Branch River....more
This 128,000-acre forest reserve was created to protect the endangered jaguar—and several of his cohorts: puma, jaguarundi, ocelot, and margay. Not that...more
Belize abuts 185 miles of the Americas' longest barrier reef, and the local diving and snorkeling are accordingly jaw-dropping. Many resorts run training...more
Occupying the southern half of the Yucatán's Caribbean coast, Belize was part of the Mayan heartland for centuries. The most visited ancient site is Altun...more
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