Belize

If there's adventure in your soul, Belize is the place to indulge it. Belize is located (see map of Belize) on the Caribbean coast and is lined with a coral reef and some 450 islets and islands known locally as cayes (pronounced "keys"), forming the approximately 200 mile long Belize Barrier Reef. Belize resorts and hotels are among the finest in the world. Each resort combines the highest standards of luxury and service with world-class treatments for health and pampering.

Belize enjoys a typical tropical climate and is generally very hot and humid. The rainy season lasts from May to November and hurricanes and floods are frequent natural hazards. Belize weather is characterized by two seasons: a rainy and a dry season. Belize annual rainfall: most of the year's rainfall occurs during the period June to November, that is, the rainy season. It is noted that the transition from dry to the rainy is very sharp.

The flora is highly diverse considering the small geographical area. The Caribbean coast is lined with a coral reef and some 450 islets and islands known locally as cayes (pronounced "keys"), forming the approximately 200 mile long Belize Barrier Reef, the longest in the western hemisphere and the second longest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef. Three of the four coral atolls in the Western Hemisphere are also located off the coast of Belize. Belize is also the only Central American country without a coast on the Pacific Ocean.