A Belizean birthday party on Goff's Caye

A Belizean birthday party on Goff's Caye

Caracol and the Mountain Pine Ridge in Belize: Bandits, mud, the Mayan capital and water falls

Caracol and the Mountain Pine Ridge in Belize: Bandits, mud, the Mayan capital and water falls

Speedboat cruise through the jungle to the Maya site Lamanai

Speedboat cruise through the jungle to the Maya site Lamanai

Orange Walk, La Milpa and Chan Chich: Spiders, Snakes and Crocs

Orange Walk, La Milpa and Chan Chich: Spiders, Snakes and Crocs

Garifuna Settlement Day 2011 in Hopkins, Belize

Garifuna Settlement Day 2011 in Hopkins, Belize

Tag Archives: reef

Volunteering in a shark tank to save the reef

18. Mai 2012 at 17:05

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(This is #2 of a series of tongue-in-cheek articles about my work for the Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage in Belize. The last one described how I became a propagandist and outlined the build-up to the People’s Referendum on offshore oil drilling. This one is a first person account of how I was kicked [...]

5 things to bring when you travel to Belize

23. April 2012 at 01:47

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That's what it looks like after 2 hours of snorkeling and not noticing that your shirt was a few inches displaced...That's what it looks like after 2 hours of snorkeling and not noticing that your shirt was a few inches displaced...

I have been in Belize for the better part of a year now. I arrived with a backpack full of things that I didn’t need or that I could’ve easily bought here. A few things I brought proved to be very valuable. For the rest I just begged visiting friends. Here are the 5 things [...]

Hugging sharks: diving and snorkeling with sharks in Belize (video)

3. Oktober 2011 at 19:32

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Dive with sharks in Belize, Central America Where to go? There is a chance to meet sharks all over the reef. Go to the Hol Chan Marine Reserve and include a trip to Shark-Ray-Alley to increase your chances to see sharks. It takes about 10 minutes by boat from San Pedro, Ambergris Caye or 25 [...]