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Category: Belize Travel
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Black Orchid Resort: Setting Goals For a Sustainable Belize

Sustainability is a concept that businesses love to prescribe to, but the often ephemeral nature of what constitutes sustainability means that those promises don’t necessarily need much. Given the ecological challenges we face, that’s not going to be… Read more
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What to Pack for Belize (and What to Leave Behind)

Belize is a popular vacation destination, but it’s normal to ask what kind of things you’ll need to bring to ensure a fun and relaxing time in the country. The Essentials First, you’ll need a valid passport. Make sure that you have at least six month… Read more
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Belize Vacation Ideas

From the moment you step off the plane or cruise ship, you’ll know you’ve arrived somewhere that is truly special. A small nation of just 360,000 people wedged between the Caribbean Sea and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Belize is a wonderland of tropic… Read more
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Belize: The Ultimate Christmas & New Year's Getaway

Far from the biting winds and cold snows of North America, Belize is a beautiful Caribbean country that enjoys golden sunshine and lovely warm temperatures during the Christmas and New Year’s season. Just 2-5 hours’ flying time from major cities acro… Read more
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Thanksgiving in Belize

Thanksgiving is not a national holiday in Belize, but more and more people from across North America are discovering that a vacation in Belize is a wonderful place to celebrate the holiday. Instead of struggling with shopping frenzies, frigid tempera… Read more
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Don't Let Sargassum Ruin Your Perfect Belize Vacation

Jaws may have made everyone scared to get into the water, but there’s a far more common and more mundanely aggravating nuisance in beaches throughout the world. Sargassum seaweed washes up on beaches as far-flung as Miami and Cancun, and it continues… Read more
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6 Awesome Family-friendly Activities in Belize

Much more than just a honeymoon destination , Belize is increasingly popular as a family vacation destination. With the perfect mix of outdoor activities and fun educational tours suitable for all members of the family, Belize is just 2-5 hours’ flyi… Read more
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Xunantunich

Xunantunich Mayan Ruins The Xunantunich archeological site actually rests atop on one of the highest plateaus in the area which only adds to the incredible views when you venture to the top of “El Castillo”, the largest of the temples at this site. A… Read more