Belize

Formerly the British colony of British Honduras, Belize is the only country in Central America whose official language is NOT Spanish. Their official language is English.

It is situated in the Caribbean coast of Central America bordering the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and Guatemala, so was the centre of the Mayan civilization and scattered with over 900 Mayan archaeological ruins.  Belize is also blessed with its tropical jungle and its reef along the 300 km of its Caribbean coastline of deep blue waters, sandy white beaches, hundreds of atolls and islands and colourful corals and marine life.  The Belize Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest in the world behind The Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

Belize is one of the best places for shark viewing particularly between April to July. It also has the only known jaguar preserve in the world located in the cockscomb Wildlife sanctuary

The Great Blue Hole is undoubtedly one of the Caribbeans greatest marvels, and one of the top destinations for Scuba divers in the Belize – and the world, as decreed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau. It is a circular, underwater sinkhole flooded thousands of years ago, over 984 feet (300 meters) across and 407 feet (124 meters) deep.