Information about some of the best reasons to
visit Belize and some of the most popular activities
and attractions in Belize.
Why to Visit Belize
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Canopy Tours
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Cave Tubing
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Rainforest Medicinal Safari Hike
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Altun Ha Mayan Ruins
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Jungle boat trip to Lamanai ruins
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Breathtaking scenery
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More sea then land (marginally)
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Longest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere
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Chain of islands known as cayes
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Three of only 4 coral atolls in the Caribbean
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Densly forested interior
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More then 40% of it is protected land
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Highest waterfall in Central America
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Only central american country without a volcano
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Rugged mountains in the southcentral region
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Maya Mountains are more then 1100 meters high
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That is where the main rivers are
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Some of the largest cave systems in the Americas
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Caves bear traces of Mayans that dominated the
area from 2000 BC until the arrival of the Spanish.
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Ruins of dozens of ancient cities in the rainforest
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Belize Zoo in Belize City
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Second smallest country in central America,
(slightly larger then El Salvador)
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Wildlife: Howler monkeys, spider monkeys, tapirs,
pumas, jabiru storks, scarlet macaws, and the
national bird, the heel-billed toucan.
