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Placencia

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

64km

16.51-88.37

Placencia Peninsula

peninsula in Belize

71km

16.593889-88.366667

Hopkins (Belize)

Garifuna village

99km

16.8667-88.2833

Stann Creek

district of Belize

104km

16.8667-88.2167

Dangriga

Large Garifuna town in the south, formerly known as Stann Creek Town

112km

16.9667-88.2167

San Ignacio (Belize)

Known as Cayo to locals, Maya and Hispanic influence near the Guatemala border

116km

17.160125-89.05999722

Tobacco Caye

island in Belize

118km

16.8983-88.0619

Belmopan

capital of Belize

122km

17.25-88.7675

Chiapas

From docks on the Rio Grijalva (the only major river within Mexico) near Tuxtla Gutiérrez in Chiapas state, tour launches take you into this steep-walled National Park. You'll likely see vast flocks of flamingos, pelicans, and other waterfowl, as well as crocodiles.

402km

16.41-92.408611
Sights (8)

Moho River

river in Belize

7.2km

16.05984-88.85193

Lubaantun

human settlement

26km

16.28165-88.95945

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

protected area

67km

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.

69km

16.56666667-88.36666667

Caracol

Maya city in Belize

79km

16.76388889-89.1175

Xunantunich

Ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize

112km

17.089059-89.141427

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.

115km

17.1457-89.0741

Bullet Tree Falls

118km

17.168-89.111
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Punta Gorda (Belize)

Punta Gorda is the southernmost town in Belize, and the capital of the Toledo District. It was founded as Peini by the Garifuna and is today home to over 5,000 people from the many different ethnic groups found in Toledo. While it remains a fairly sleepy little town except for market days, it gives travellers a genuine taste of the 'real' Belize.

There are several hotels in Punta Gorda that draw tourists with their ocean views. Punta Gorda is also a gateway to several well-regarded jungle accommodations, including Cotton Tree Lodge, The Lodge at Big Falls, Copal Tree Lodge, and Hickatee Cottages. Every May the town hosts the Toledo Cacao Festival, held over the Commonwealth Day holiday weekend, which celebrates Toledo district's ancient and modern-day links with cacao and chocolate.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

28.3°C18.9
Precipitation: 136.2 mm

Feb

29.1°C19.3
Precipitation: 99.6 mm

Mar

30.4°C19.9
Precipitation: 64.5 mm

Apr

31.9°C21.4
Precipitation: 95.9 mm

May

32.5°C22.7
Precipitation: 210.1 mm

Jun

32°C23.4
Precipitation: 508.1 mm

Jul

31.3°C23.1
Precipitation: 754.1 mm

Aug

31.8°C22.9
Precipitation: 702 mm

Sep

32.1°C23
Precipitation: 557.7 mm

Oct

31.2°C22.5
Precipitation: 339.6 mm

Nov

29.9°C20.9
Precipitation: 251.8 mm

Dec

28.6°C19.8
Precipitation: 186.8 mm
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