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Leaving Belize City, the well-paved Western Highway skirts the
shoreline, running behind a tangle of mangrove swamps. After 26km
the road passes through Hattieville (named after the 1961
hurricane), where an unpaved turning north to Burrell Boom is
used as a short cut to the Northern Highway, bypassing Belize City.
If
time permits you should allow an hour or two visit the Belize Zoo,
one of the finest in Latin America. You'd need to stay at least
overnight to fully appreciate the Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary,
but Guanacaste National Park is another worthwhile stop right
by the roadside.
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For most people the capital, Belmopan, is no more than a
break in the bus ride, though if you're heading south for Dangriga
or Placencia this is the place to change buses. Beyond Belmopan the
landscape becomes a little more hilly and a few unpaved side
roads head south into the uplands, leading to some of Belize's
most spectacular scenery. However, you're better off continuing to
the delightful riverside town of San Ignacio for a night or
two's stay. |
Belize
Belize City
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Belize city
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travel details
Explore Belize City
North side
South side
Cayo and the west
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Belize city
to San
Ignacio
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Belize zoo
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Belmopan
Practicalities
Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Guanacaste
Park
Benque iejo del Carmen
Caracol Ruins
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve
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San Antonio
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San Ignacio
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Arrival
Restaurants
Kayaking, canoeing
Xunantunich, San Jose
Corozal, Orange Walk
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