A country · 54 places · 6 regions
Belize, all of it.
54 curated places across 6 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Belize District, Cayo District, Stann Creek District and Toledo District — read below as chapters, with 2 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Belize District · 19 places
Belize District
The Great Blue Hole is a circular marine sinkhole roughly 300 metres in diameter and 125 metres deep located at the centre of Lighthouse Reef Atoll off the coast of Belize. The dark indigo circle surrounded by pale turquoise shallows is one of the most recognisable dive sites on earth and was popularised globally by Jacques Cousteau. Beneath the lip of the cave system, massive stalactites hang from submerged overhangs, confirming the structure formed as a dry cave during the last glacial period.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Cayo District · 13 places
Cayo District
Caracol is the largest known Maya archaeological site in Belize, situated deep in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve near the Guatemalan border. At its Classic period peak it supported an estimated population of over 100,000 people across a metropolitan area spanning more than 170 square kilometres. The tallest structure, Caana or Sky Palace, rises 43 metres and remains the tallest man-made structure in Belize; its summit offers sweeping views over an unbroken forest canopy.
✦ November to May · $$
Chapter III · Stann Creek District · 7 places
Stann Creek District
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.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Toledo District · 5 places
Toledo District
A small Creole village at a river mouth where boat tours push upstream past howler monkeys, manatees and mangrove birdlife. It offers a raw slice of southern Belize's riverine wilderness.
✦ December to April · $
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