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Overview

  • In-depth information on Belize's culture and history, plus a dedicated guide to outdoor activities and wildlife.
  • Planning and historical information, plus detailed maps, make it easy to navigate some of the country's oldest—and most amazing—Mayan ruins, including Tikal and Caracol.
  • Make the most of your time with tailored time- and family-oriented itineraries.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780470887707
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 1/11/2011
  • Edition number: 4
  • Pages: 352
  • Sales rank: 208,985
  • Series: Frommer's Complete Series , #909
  • Product dimensions: 5.10 (w) x 7.90 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Eliot Greenspan is a poet, journalist, and travel writer who took his backpack and typewriter the length of Mesoamerica before settling in Costa Rica in 1992. Since then, he has worked steadily as a travel writer, freelance journalist, and translator, and has continued his travels in the region. He is the author of Frommer’s Guatemala, Frommer’s Costa Rica, and Costa Rica For Dummies, as well as the chapter on Venezuela in Frommer’s South America, and is co-author of Frommer’s Cuba. He is also the author of The Tico Times Restaurant Guide to Costa Rica and the poetry collection Map of You, Map of Me.

Table of Contents


List of Maps     vi
What's New in Belize     1
The Best of Belize     4
The Best Purely Belizean Experiences     4
The Best of Natural Belize     5
The Best Diving & Snorkeling     8
The Best Nondiving Adventures     9
The Best Day Hikes & Nature Walks     10
The Best Bird-Watching     11
The Best Mayan Ruins     12
The Best Views     13
The Best Destinations for Families     13
The Best Luxury Hotels & Resorts     14
The Best Moderately Priced Hotels     16
The Best Budget Hotels     17
The Best Restaurants     18
The Best After-Dark Fun     19
The Best Websites About Belize     20
Planning Your Trip to Belize     21
The Regions In Brief     21
Visitor Information     22
Entry Requirements & Customs     24
Money     25
The Belize Dollar, the U.S. Dollar, the Euro & the British Pound     26
What Things Cost In Belize     27
When to Go     28
Belize Calendar of Events     29
Travel Insurance     31
Health & Safety     32
Specialized Travel Resources     36
Planning Your Trip Online     38
Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource     39
The 21st-C`ntury Traveler     39
Online Traveler's Toolbox     41
Getting There     41
Getting Through the Airport     42
Packages for the Independent Traveler     44
Escorted Tours     44
Getting Around Belize     45
Car-Rental Tips     47
Tips on Accommodations     47
Tips on Dining     49
Recommended Books, Films & Music     50
Fast Facts: Belize     52
Suggested Belize Itineraries     57
Belize in 1 Week     57
Belize in 2 Weeks     58
Belize for Families     59
Mayan Ruins Highlights     51
Belize City in 1 Day     62
The Active Vacation Planner     64
Organized Adventure Trips     64
Activities A to Z     66
Belize's Top Parks & Bioreserves     73
Tips on Health, Safety & Etiquette in the Wilderness     77
Searching for Wildlife     77
Ecologically Oriented Volunteer & Study Programs      78
Belize City     80
Orientation     81
The Neighborhoods in Brief     84
Getting Around     85
Fast Facts: Belize City     85
Where to Stay     89
Where to Dine     92
What to See & Do     95
Baron Bliss     98
Outdoor Activities     100
Shopping     101
Belize City After Dark     103
Side Trips from Belize City     104
Northern Belize     105
Along the Old Northern Highway: Altun Ha & Maruba Resort Jungle Spa     105
En Route North: Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary     109
Orange Walk Town     110
Mennonites in Belize     112
The Submerged Crocodile: Lamanai     114
Going West: Rio Bravo Conservation Area, La Mulpa & Chan Chich     117
Barry Bowen, Belikin Beer, Coca-Cola & Chan Chich     118
Corozal Town     119
Crossing into Mexico     124
The Northern Cayes & Atolls     127
Ambergris Caye     127
The Perfect Plunge     135
Gonna Wash That Paint Right Out of My Hair     141
Caye Caulker     152
Chocolate & the Manatees     157
Two Small Cayes on the Way     165
The Outer Atolls     166
Southern Belize     169
Dangriga     169
The Garifuna     170
If You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take Both     174
Garifuna Settlement Day     177
Hopkins Village Sittee River Village     183
Placencia     188
Punta Gorda & the Toledo District     201
The Cayo District & Western Belize     212
Belmopan     212
San Ignacio     221
Mountain Pine Ridge & Caracol     238
Tikal & Guatemala's Peten     246
Tikal     245
Safety in Guatemala     252
Sunrise, Sunset     257
Seeing the Forest from the Trees     258
El Remate     260
Flores & Santa Elena     264
Belize in Depth     274
Belize Today     274
History 101     275
Dateline     275
Speaking of Tongues     276
The Natural Environment     279
Belizean Culture     281
Conch Fritters, Stew Fish & Belikin: Belizean Food & Drink     282
Useful Terms & Phrases     286
Spanish Terms     285
Creole Terms     289
Belizean Wildlife     291
Fauna     291
Flora     320
Index     325
General Index     325
Accommodations Index     337
Restaurant Index     338

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