For the twelfth consecutive year, the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) has awarded the country’s finest establishments of the travel industry with top honours during the National Tourism Awards. The reception was held on Saturday May 18, 2013 on the secluded Bannister Island, which is two miles from the Belize Barrier Reef and nine miles east-southeast [...]
The Best Of Central America
With summer around the bend I can’t help but reminisce on the time when I went backpacking in Central America. Before having that experience, I couldn’t have imagined how amazing and life changing the trip was going to be. The people and cultures are as diverse as the landscape, and the food – oh the food – is magnificent (farm-to-table). [...]
Meeting “Mommy” Janice, A Local Bush Medicine Healer
My first trip to Belize was in December 2011 through January 2012. It was partially a vacation (since I hadn’t been on vacation in almost 7 years!) and partially a small test my boyfriend, Matt, and I were putting out there. If we survive traveling in Belize for a month, we can survive anything – [...]
Maya Creation Myth
Based on researched conducted in Belize, this short film details the Maya creation myth according to the Popol Vuh and the importance of the Ceiba tree as the bridge between the heavens, earth and the underworld. This is such a fascinating story with lovely illustrations. Beautifully captured, you will see insects, fishes, birds, crocodiles, jaguars, [...]
A Sustainable Path: Agritourism In Belize
Mara Jernigan is currently the head chef and general manager of Belcampo Belize, a gorgeous property in the rainforests of Toledo and somewhere I visited years ago when it was initially Machaca Hill Lodge. I sought out to interview Mara because good news travels fast and word is that she is bringing a lot of [...]
10 Reasons To Get Married In Belize
Destination weddings are so common nowadays that they are taking place all over the world and Belize is no different than other popular destination wedding locale. In fact, Belize may even exceed your expectations since it boasts the second largest barrier reef in the world, English is the official language, it’s considered to be the center of the [...]
A Short Briefing On Maya Architecture
In this video taken at Caracol by my friend Julie Schwietert Collazo, prominent Belize archaeologist Jaime Awe explains the fundamentals of Maya Architecture and what makes it distinct and impressive. He draws examples from other countries such as Canada and the US, and how architecture is used to make visual statements that demonstrate national identity, [...]
Belize On The Cheap
If you’re used to traveling in Central America, when you enter the country of Belize you may notice that you can’t stretch your money as much as you did in countries such as Guatemala or Honduras. This is because similarly to Costa Rica, Belize is a bit on the expensive side. But don’t give up [...]
Stone Crab, One Of The Most Interesting Characters Of Belize
There are persons that you meet when traveling that make your experience unforgettable, Stone Crab is one of those people of Belize. He has to be one of the most interesting characters in Caye Caulker, if not also in the entire country. Let me tell you a little about how I met him. Easter Holiday in [...]
Tips On Shooting Photographs In The Rainforest
I recently returned from an expedition into the tropical rainforests of Belize, I went deep into one of Toledo’s most wild areas, the Bladen Nature Reserve. I traveled with rangers from a grass roots organization called Ya’axche Conservation Trust to photograph and document a recently discovered Harpy Eagle’s nest. It had been two years since [...]
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Funny Beliefs And Superstitions Of Belize
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Belize Gets A New Logo! Yay or Nay?
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Kriol, The Lingua Franca of Belize
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I Hate Belize… Belize City To Be More Specific
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La Isla Bonita, My Ambergris Caye
Lorenzo Gonzalez 
Pauline Fisk 
Jose Luis Zapata 
Dorian Nunez 
Roni Weiss 