Interstate No. 5 - a multi-lane freeway - links San Francisco and Los Angeles with a journey time of just two days. Of course the winding coastal road, Highway One, offers much more beautiful scenery and is one of the loveliest panoramic routes in the world. Provided it isn’t closed because of flooding or shrouded [...]
Belize City, over 300 years old, is not in fact the capital of the country but is the largest settlement, the most prominent trade center and an important port. Furthermore, Belize City attracts visitors with its Caribbean flair and a range of delightful colonial houses, wooden buildings and cathedrals.
St. John’s Cathedral, the oldest Anglican [...]
Caracol is the largest Mayan center in Belize. This Mayan site, situated in the Reservat Mountain Pine Ridge and in the remote upper Chiquibul Rainforest, was once considered the most extensive – even larger than Guatemalan Tikal.
Although the excavations in Caracol have not been as extensive as in Tikal and other sites, visitors will [...]
Around 31 miles northwest of Belize City, the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary offers a number of excellent opportunities to observe some of the most fascinating waterfowl populations in the entire country. The region, covering several hundred acres, comprises a network of inland lagoons, swamps and waterways.
During the dry season, thousands of birds gather here [...]
