Placencia

Stann Creek District · Belize

Placencia, Belize
Photo: Nagyman, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
March to June for calm seas and the whale shark season around full moons
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A narrow peninsula village with some of mainland Belize's best beaches and a famously slim main sidewalk threading between wooden houses. It doubles as the jumping-off point for whale shark dives at Gladden Spit and day trips to the southern cayes.

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