Wondering what to do in Belize City, Belize? Here are some fun things to do in Belize City. Just four miles from San Pedro, Hol Chan is Belize’s first marine park, established in 1987 through local efforts to protect the rich marine life of the area. Hol Chan means “little channel” in Mayan and refers to a break in the reef which attracts a huge variety of fish and sea creatures including large snapper, grouper, rays sharks, lobsters, turtles, dolphins and other marine life.

A documentary on the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Belize in October of 1985 as she tours the country. Some nice musical / dance segments. Lots of familiar faces, some who have sadly passed away.

Cacao is the Toledo District’s biggest export, and I’ve seen it now in all stages of production. A week before, I went to stay in a Mayan village through the Toledo Ecotourism Association’s guest house program, and I took a tour of Reyes Chun’s cacao farm in San Antonio Village. Hiking with Reyes and his boys down a footpath through the jungle, I saw the football-size pods hanging from the trunks of the trees. Reyes whacked at one with a machete and chopped it in half, handing it to me to taste the tangy-sweet, almost cottony flesh around the seeds. It tasted nothing like chocolate.

Several Harpy eagles have been discovered in Belize’s Maya Mountains for the first time in 60 years. The eagles were believed extinct in the country, due to habitat loss and overhunting.

Belize holds intriguing gold potential in an underexplored region that is politically secure while offering attractive mining deal terms. Alluvial gold was first described more than 60 years ago, and fine gold flakes can be panned in numerous drainages of the Maya Mountains.

Just a short note to inform you that there will be no closing dates this year. The Lodge at Chaa Creek will remain open all year long!

The Lodge at Chaa Creek, Belize’s eco resort in the Heartland of the Maya, has invited filmmaker George Lucas to take part in their 2012 – Maya Perspectives lecture series and grand celebrations planned for the 2012 Winter Solstice on December 21, 2012.

‘Watu di video’ This video has been release for the first time and is dedicated to both Andy Palacio and Dana Martinez (both deceased). Andy and Dana will always be remembered not only as a Garifuna who loved their culture, but also as Belizean who loved everyone.

Our writing competition offered literary contestants a chance to win free eco holidays inclusive of luxury jungle cottage accommodations, all meals , round trip transfers from the International Airport or Belize City, a visit to the Belize Zoo with transfer on arrival or departure, Guided tours of the Natural History Centre, Butterfly Farm, and Belize Rainforest Medicinal Trail, Canoeing on the Macal River, and guided Early Morning Bird Watching tours. One full & half day tour to Belize’s Maya temple sites, sacred caves or nature reserves, and a Snorkelling Tour to Belize’s magnificent Barrier Reef off South Water Caye are also included in the winners package.

And there’s something to tantalize the nature lover in everyone – on land, sea or air. Land lubbers everywhere will be awed by thrilling adventure tours — to sacred Maya temple sites, in deep hushed caves, at special nature reserves, or there’s even a unique rainforest medicinal trail! There’s no telling what you might discover as you explore Belize’s fascinating concentration of rich Maya archaeological sites, sure to please the amateur historical anthropologist in all of us.

Beginning in February, one month ahead of World Water Day 2011, each guest at Chaa Creek will be given an attractive refillable aluminium water bottle to use during their stay and as a souvenir to take home. Three convenient water filling stations have been set up at the eco resort’s bar, front desk and conference centre.

After hours of researching, trying to find that perfect place that fits all your romantic honeymoon fantasies without costing you an arm or a leg, or God forbid, all your marriage funds, Belize came into my mind when I was going through a stack of travel magazines with my lovely fiancé. Being a typical guy, I was darting through the pages quickly, musing at the pictures of couples snorkeling in islands that were way beyond our budget.

Belize is a land covered by plentiful, lush forests. The possibilities are endless with an environment like this. Hikes can be taken through the Belizean rainforest, where one is able to encounter the various tropical plants and herbs that the ancient Mayans used for medicinal purposes. Once you witness the abundant vegetation, you will be blown away to learn that not a single tree or bush has been brought in and planted. Belize is proud to be the home of natural diversity from forest to forest. And if plant diversity is not enough for you, then just glance upwards.

Money is a huge stress and we ordinarily would never be able to take a luxury vacation. My husband and I got married very young and were never able to afford a honeymoon. This year in June will be our 10th Anniversary, and it would be so wonderful for us and our family to win the honeymoon we have been hoping for so many years.

These are my personal top ten things to do in Belize. Of course there’s much more – beautiful canoe trips down Belize’s rivers, jungle horseback and mountain bike excursions, sailboat charters, jaguar reserves – you can even affordably rent your own island.

Would the Howler Monkeys jolt you out of your sleep with fear or excitement? You don’t know just yet, but you know that it will all be new, and you are definitely open to trying new things. You are excited by tours The Lodge at Chaa Creek offers and can’t wait to try them all.

From the snorkeling and canoeing to the beautiful animals and resort, I wouldn’t even know where to begin. My mother has spent the last thirty years devoting all of her time and energy to everyone except herself and to see her happy in such a beautiful place would mean the world to me. It will not repay her for all the she has done, but it sure would make a tremendous gift. Everything about this trip seems surreal.

We are a young family with 3 young girls aged 8, 5 and 10 months. We devote are lives to please them and give them everything they want and/or deserve which means no time for us. Neither one of us has ever traveled any where and we would really like a chance to visit somewhere as relaxing and enjoyable as Belize where we can spend some quiet, relaxing, and romantic time together.

I’ll never forget that morning when I had sat on a boulder facing the pyramid of Giza. It was an amazing feeling to have my dreams come true. When a person’s eyes are closed, they can be anywhere they want to be. That day as the pyramid towered above me, with my eyes closed, I felt like I was in my backyard. Perhaps someday soon Belize will be in my backyard too. A girl can only dream.

Because of our work schedules, we have only been together for about 2 weeks of the last 10 weeks. Heck of an introduction to married life. We have been dying to spend time together! For ages, we would compare calendars and list places we would like to go. We couldn’t seem to agree on a destination. Finally we booked our honeymoon to BELIZE.