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Diving Belize:
Facts about Belize:
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Country: Belize Capital: Belmopan Area: 22966 km2 Calling Code: +501 Official Language: English Currency: Belize dollar (BZD) |
Belize Description:
Belize is a country in Central America, which a diverse society, composed of many cultures and speaking many languages. It is the only country in Central America where English is official language. Belize bordered by Mexico to the north, Guatemala to the south and west and the Caribbean sea to the east. The Caribbean coast is lined with a coral reef and some 450 islets and islands known locally as cayes (pronounced "keys"). Belize has the second longest in the world Belize Barrier Reef after the Great Barrier Reef. Belize Barrier Reef is approximately 320-kilometre long.
Belize has a tropical climate with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Diving is possible all year round however the best month are during the wet season from August to November. Water is hot with average temperature 27 Celsius.
In Belize you can have spectacular diving. Including diving in Turneffe Islands and Lighthouse Reef, which has two of the world's best dive sites the Blue Hole and Half Moon Caye Wall. Moreover you can dive in national underwater wildlife sanctuary called Hol Chan Marine Reserve, established in 1987.
Turneffe Islands, Lighthouse Reef, Glover Reef and Banco Chinchorro are built on top of shallow mountain ridges these conditions have provided for massive corals, vase and tube sponges and huge coral pinnacles, creating the most protective and dramatic diving in the world. Gladden Spit about 40 km east of Placencia marks the edge of the barrier reef and is a famous spot for visiting whale sharks and manta rays between April and June. Besides the numerous coral fish Belize is known for wildlife such as manatees, turtles and American saltwater crocodiles.
Belize Diving Destinations:
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