The Five Blues Lake National Park is near the capital of Belmopan. It is ensconced in the wonderful, wooded foothills of the Maya Mountains, and hides a variety of unexplored cave systems plus fascinating fauna and flora.
The heart of the around 4,250-acre park opened in 1991 is, however, the Five Blues Lake. Here, five different shades of blue can be seen in the water, right next to each other. The pleasantly cool water of the Five Blues Lake is around 230 feet deep. The lake, with Orchid Island in the center, covers a total of over 10 acres. A range of other collapsed caves, caverns and underground streams can be found in the chalk hills surrounding the lake. These hills and the large deciduous woodland area are home to all five Belizean wild cats as well as black howler monkeys, Central American tapirs, pacas and armadillos.