Facts

• With 8,867 square miles of territory and 301,270 people, the population density one of the lowest in the world. There are more people in Wyoming then in the whole country of Belize
• Belize is the only English-speaking country in Central America and the only one without a Pacific coastline.
• The Belize dollar is pegged to the US dollar at BZ$2 = US$1.
• Many coral reefs, cays, and islands to the east—such as Ambergris Caye, Lighthouse Reef, Glover Reef, and the Turneffe Islands—are part of Belize’s territory, forming the Belize Barrier Reef, the longest in the western hemisphere stemming approximately 322 km (200 miles) and the second longest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef. The country’s largest river is the eponymous Belize River.

Places to stay:

• Option one

Glover’s Atoll Resort (here’s the island it’s on)
Located here(map)
$150 (per person) - WEEKLY stay price: Includes 1 week stay, Kitchen use, and 90 miles round trip by boat.
Pictures, more pictures,
http://www.glovers.com.bz/

• Option two

Belize City
63 hotels, half between $20 and 40 per night
Pictures

• Option three

Placencia
8 places for $30 a night and under
Look at this picture, More picture

Costs:

• $450 for a roundtrip plane ticket to Cancun, then $15 bus ride to Belize.
• Ferries are a scenic way to travel between the mainland and the Cayes and generally cost no more than $20(USD) for a round-trip ticket
• Budgeting for food in Belize can be pleasant with meals costing less than $5(USD)
• For the sensible shopper a weekly food budget can be as low as $30 US
• Rum at bar, Placencia: $3
• One-way airfare from Belize City municipal to San Pedro: US$35