Everything you need to know that happened in the last 2 months in Belize.

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Belize April 2014.

James Willamor

Belize Lifestyle

• Belize offers Mayan ruins, Caribbean pleasures “Living in Belize is like living in the U.S. in the mid 1950s.” says one expat who has called Belize home after he left Seattle to retire in San Ignacio.
• Deep in Mayan Country Looking for a tranquil spot on a Caribbean beach? In Belize you can stretch out in a hammock, explore rich jungle, or look for ruins in ancient Mayan caves.

Joise Showaa

Belize Tourism

• Belize’s Ambergris tops TripAdvisor’s 10 best islands (LA Times) Ambergris Caye, in Belize, has held on to the title of world’s No. 1 island for the second year running in awards by the travel review site TripAdvisor. The island is acclaimed not only for its beaches but for its coral reef — the second largest in the world — limestone caves, and tracts of tropical rainforest dotted with waterfalls.
• 10 things you must do during your next trip to Belize (Huffington Post) Here are 10 inspiring reasons why you need to book a trip to Belize…quick! Belize’s 9,000 square miles have so many adventures to offer adventure seekers and the casual tourists will not want to leave.
• Belize reports 6.1 percent increase in tourist arrivals (Caribbean Journal) Belize welcome 6.1% more tourists in 2013, its strongest numbers of any tourism destination in the Caribbean last year. The country received a total of 294,176 tourist arrivals, up from 277,136 tourist arrivals in 2012, according to the CTO.

Anoldent

Belize Real Estate

• How much does a property cost on the world’s number one island? (Your Investment Property) For the price of a condo in Florida, you could own a studio on the world’s best island, Ambergris Caye, Belize. No worries, it has excellent roadways, healthcare, food and connectivity making it more convenient for residents.
• How to budget for retirement overseas (US News) Thinking about buying a home abroad? Good! Just remember, your move abroad is likely to include these common costs too.

S Sharker

Belize Economy

• Belize’s Tropic Air is now flying to Merida, Mexico (Communities Digital News) Belize’s largest national airline Tropic Air, is now flying nonstop to Merida, Mexico. The two-hour flight from Belize City was inaugurated on March 3.
• 2% growth forecast for 2014-2015 (Amandala Newspaper) Belize is not limping along, growing tourism and other reasons have given them a guarded growth forecast. According to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, the country’s economy is expected to grow at a modest rate of 2% percent.

Wade Lehmann

Belize Environment

• Has Belize been spoiled? (Outside) David Ewing Duncan wrote a magazine article 27 years ago about his tropical discovery, Belize, and in turn inspired a wave of adventure travelers that changed the tiny country forever. Recently he went back with his son, bracing for a country drastically changed by progress, but what he found was that paradise was not completely lost.
• Belize, conservation group in pact to protect jaguar (Stabroek News) Belize jaguars are now protected following a critical conservation agreement between the government of Belize, global wildcat conservation organization Panthera, and the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) of the University of Belize.
• Belize tops 2014 Eco-Audit (Amandala News) Belize holds its spot as a top-ranked eco-nation in The 2014 Eco-Audit released by Healthy Reefs and PricewaterhouseCoopers (Costa Rica). Belize scored 3.2 out of a possible 5.0.

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