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The whole of Belize celebrates carnival, but nowhere throbs quite like San Pedro on Ambergris Caye. Kids and adults alike attempt to cover each other in a cocktail of lipstick, paint and…
Baron Bliss, a wealthy Englishman who inherited his title from Portugal, is Belize's best-loved patron. In grateful commemoration of his philanthropy he is remembered by one and all on 9 March…
International Costa Maya Festival
Spectacular dance, music, pageants and more celebrate the reuniting of the ancient Mayan Empire in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, off the coast of Belize. Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador…
A fascinating hybrid of Christian and ancient Mayan culture, San Antonio's Deer Dance Festival in southern Belize is off the beaten track, but well worth a detour. Obscure ritualistic dances…
Belize celebrates its independence on St George's Caye Day, which offers ample excuse for dancing and a great deal of punta (local music), lasting more or less right through to the country's…
Cultural, religious and sporting activities take place on Independence Day in Belize - and the gap between this public holiday and St George's Caye Day on 10 September involves a lot of time…
Garifuna Settlement Day showcases the rich, unique Garifuna culture with the commemoration of their first arrival in Belize in 1832. Dance along to local punta music and watch the re-enactment…
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
The largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere hugs the coast of Belize with its splendid and numerous sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and estuaries, that together earned the…
Altun Ha, meaning 'water of the rock', basks in the historic glory of being the most discovered Mayan site in Belize and the principal ceremonial centre and trading point in the area during…
The city of Lamanai, or 'submerged crocodile', was named after the flourishing crocodile population in the nearby New River Lagoon and dates back to 1500BC, thriving as a community of farmers…
There can't be too many opportunities out there to swim with bottlenose dolphins, but this one in Belize has to be one of the best of them - and while you bond, you help researchers too.
