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Island celebrations commemorate the growth of our La Isla Bonita!

San Pedro is a vibrant town that celebrates its rich history and culture. Two important events are held yearly to commemorate the growth and development of Ambergris Caye from a small fishing island to a bustling top tourism destination in Belize. The caye is the largest of Belize’s offshore islands, famous for its spectacular coral necklace, the Belize Barrier Reef, located just a short distance from its coast.

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Edward โ€œPapoโ€ Alamillaโ€™s realism art depicts Belizeโ€™s natural beauty

With countless talented painters across Belize, island artist Edwardo โ€œPapoโ€ Alamilla stands out in mastering realism in his pieces. Throughout the years, Papo has amazed the art community by mastering his interpretation of the Belizean lifestyle. He paints what he sees daily, recreating memories of his past on canvas. From gorgeous marine life to lush jungles and scenes of San Pedro in its early days, Papo brings a sense of life to his art.

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San Pedro Tour Operators come to rescue the reef

Elkhorn coral is one of the most important corals in the Caribbean and along with staghorn coral and star corals have formed Caribbean coral reefs over the last 5,000 years. In the early 1980s a bacterial syndrome, known as white-band disease has now reduced the elkhorn and staghorn population to less than three percent of its former abundance. On Ambergris Caye, where reef-related tourism is paramount, one group of vested stakeholders have taken the lead in restoring reef areas that have been affected.

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Placencia; Stay & Play

The second most popular tourism destination in the country, visitors flock to the peninsula for her vast beaches, laidback atmosphere, wide variety of places to stay and tons of water sports to be enjoyed.

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Conservation Tidbits: Awesome nature news around Belize

From new regulations to protect our mangroves, to Belize’s Jamal Galves at NatGeoFest, to rescued scarlet macaw chicks thriving under proper care and our Belize Barrier Reef removed from the In-Danger list – Belize is celebrating its conservation victories!

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Reef Week 2017

Every year the Belizean conservation community celebrates the significant economic and cultural benefits of the Belize Barrier Reef to the country with a week-long calendar…

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What a view!

No, we didn’t get to go on the helicopter for these pictures. (I’m still sad about that… ๐Ÿ™ย ) But our fabulous friend Findley ‘Kardashian’ Halliday…

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Holy Grouper on a Kayak!!

It was a calm (early) morning on Thursday, February 28th when Roman Mejia decided it was the perfect time for some fishinโ€™. He dragged his…

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