Placencia
A village at the tip of a long sandy peninsula in southern Belize, with beaches, snorkelling trips to the cayes, and whale shark season in spring at Gladden Spit.
The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, a jaguar reserve, is inland.
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Tours and activities
Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave
Belmopan, Cayo
A Maya ceremonial cave where you swim, wade and climb deep inside to chambers with pottery and the calcified skeletons of sacrificial victims, includ…
Historic sites
Xunantunich
Benque Viejo el Carmen, Cayo
A Maya site on a hill near the Guatemalan border, reached by a hand-cranked ferry across the Mopan River.
Tours and activities
Great Blue Hole, Belize
Belize
A giant circular marine sinkhole, 300 m across and 125 m deep, in the Lighthouse Reef atoll, part of the Belize Barrier Reef UNESCO site.
Natural features
Caye Caulker
Belize
A small, laid-back car-free island off the coast of Belize, with the motto 'Go Slow'.
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