Beyond Belief in Belize: The Wild True Tale of a Bucket-list Tropical Adventure

A Tropical Paradise

The tiny nation of Belize is a 300-kilometre-long strip of tropical paradise on the Caribbean Sea, just south of Mexico. With the lowest population density in Central America, the country still has large tracts of undeveloped land, with rich, diverse ecosystems. And it’s keen to maintain that diversity, with over a third of its land—and 13 per cent of its territorial waters, including the longest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere—under some form of official protection. And the people are just as diverse, blending Mestizo, Mayan, Caribbean, Creole and western European cultures. Just be sure to brush up on your language skills—unless you speak English, that is. Because that’s the official language of Belize which, until 1973, was known British Honduras.