Belize To Be Represented in the 2009 Geographic Geo Tourism Challenge
Two Belizean organizations have been accepted to participate in the International National Geographic Geo Tourism Challenge 2009. “Ecotourism, according to the National Geographic Society, refers to tourism that sustains or enhances the graphical characteristics of a place. This includes its environment, culture aesthetics, culture, heritage and the well being of its residents. Geo-tourism incorporates the [...]
Squawks About Poaching Wild Parrots in Belize
The Wild Parrots of Belize have Lots to Squawk About. A simple hike along the tropical Macal River in Cayo, Belize led a Remax Belize real estate broker to give the shirt off his back to rescue an injured hawk and, in so doing, discover a sanctuary dedicated to saving the wild parrots of Belize. [...]
Belize Barrier Reef, Colombia's Los Katios Park on UNESCO's Danger List
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System and Colombia’s Los Katios National Park entered UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Danger List here on Saturday. The World Heritage Committee meeting in Seville has decided to inscribe the two sites due to the current worrying state of protection. The main problem with the Belize Barrier [...]
Land and water eco-safaris best way to explore Belize
In pitch-black darkness, I awake, alone in the mosquito-net enshrouded bed of my luxurious jungle “tree house,” everybody hair standing in full alert. “What is that?” Lying still, heart hammering, I listen, deciding the noises emanating from somewhere outside my screened-in veranda are akin to a horror movie soundtrack. What began as background sounds, the [...]
