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Ambergris Caye

large barrier island in the north

30km

18.013947-87.931039

Belize City

Belize's largest city, on the Caribbean Sea

30km

17.504722-88.186667

Corozal Town

city in Belize

79km

18.392972-88.388486

Chetumal

city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico

86km

18.50361111-88.30527778

Stann Creek

district of Belize

95km

16.8667-88.2167

Placencia Peninsula

peninsula in Belize

127km

16.593889-88.366667

Placencia

Placencia is at the southern tip of the resort Placencia peninsula in Belize.

136km

16.51-88.37
Sights (15)

Hol Chan Marine Reserve

13km

17.869-88.003

Bliss Institute

The largest cultural centre in Belize, it also hosts the National Art Collection of Belize.

31km

17.493477-88.186068

Government House, Belize

Once the residence of the British Governor General, this is now a "House of Culture" that is open for visitors.

32km

17.48833333-88.18666667

St. John's Cathedral (Belize City)

An Anglican cathedral that was built in 1812. The cathedral is a landmark of Belize and one of the oldest remaining buildings in the city.

32km

17.48861111-88.18777778

Yarborough Cemetery

This cemetery was in use from 1787 to 1896. It was renovated in 1999 and has been designated an archaeological reserve in 2009.

32km

17.488032-88.189813

Altun Ha

archaeological site

35km

17.76395-88.347061

Turneffe Atoll

Atoll off the coast of Belize, Central America

46km

17.33333333-87.86666667

Lamanai

archaeological site in Belize

69km

17.7525-88.65444444

Belize Barrier Reef

series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize

70km

17.31555556-87.53444444

Great Blue Hole

submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize

70km

17.31527778-87.53444444

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

protected area

129km

16.7162-88.6608

Seine Bight

Seine Bight is a village on the Placencia Peninsula located in the Stann Creek District of Belize. It is located 2 and a half miles south of Maya Beach Village and North of the village of Placencia. This small village has roughly 1,000 inhabitants, mostly Garifuna people who subsist on fishing, hunting, and homegrown vegetables. The early settlers named their village for their favored fishing tackle, Seine fishing and a bight, a bend or curve in a coastline.

130km

16.56666667-88.36666667

Cahal Pech

The main attraction in the town. Cahal Pech is a smallish set of Mayan ruins that were abandoned around 800-900 AD. There is an indoor museum displaying artifacts, a site plan, and information on the ruins in a regional context. There are, allegedly, guided tours, but these are unneeded, as the site is easy to traverse. The entire site should take 1-2 hours at most for a thorough exploration. Once at the ruins, the site is fairly flat, but Cahal Pech is at the top of the hill overlooking San Ignacio. The walk uphill to it from the main town is quite exhausting and is difficult even from the San Ignacio Resort Hotel on the hill. If you have any disability, or are in poor physical condition, you will want to drive.

132km

17.1457-89.0741

Bullet Tree Falls

135km

17.168-89.111

Xunantunich

Ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize

142km

17.089059-89.141427
Nature

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Caye Caulker

Belize
Someday we will visit Caye Caulker or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Caye Caulker

Caye Caulker is a small island off the coast of Belize, 1.6 km (1 mi) west of the Barrier Reef. It's about 8.2 km (5 mi) in length with a population of 1,300.

The island is made up of a sand bar over a limestone shelf. An underwater cave named Giant Cave is found below the Caye in the limestone. In front of the village, a shallow lagoon, between 6 inches (150 mm) and 14 feet (4.3 m) deep, meets the Belize Barrier Reef to the east. This reef is known as a dry reef with the reef exposed at the surface, while further north the reef is a deep reef and lies under 2 to 8 feet (0.61 to 2.44 m) of water. The area is popular with windsurfers.

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