B.T.B. Fam Trip: Zip-lining and Cave-Tubing
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As an annual event, the Belize Tourism Board hosted members of the media for its 2018 familiarization tour. This year, the media was taken to the Cayo District where journalist and videographers got a firsthand experience at some of the tourist attractions that Belize has to offer in the west. The trip kicked off on Friday morning and the first experience for journalists and videographers were zip lining and cave-tubing at the Nohoch Che’en Caves Branch Archaeological Reserve. The services are being offered by Vital Nature and Mayan Tours or Cavetubing.bz. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo was on the trip.
Belize /San Ignacio-Caye Caulker Part 1
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Belize:
Belize is a country located on the north eastern coast of Central America. It is the only country in the area where English is the official language, although Kriol and Spanish are more commonly spoken. Belize is bordered to the north by Mexico, to the south and west by Guatemala and to the east by the Caribbean Sea. Its mainland is about 290 km (180 mi) long and 110 km (68 mi) wide.
With 22,960 square kilometres (8,860 sq mi) of land and a population of only 312,698 inhabitants (2010 census),Belize possesses the lowest population density in Central America. The country's population growth rate of 3.15% (2012 est.) is the second highest in the region and one of the highest in the western hemisphere. Belize's abundance of terrestrial and marine species, and its diversity of ecosystems give it a key place within the globally significant Mesoamerican Biological Corridor.
Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. It is the only nation in the region with a British colonial heritage, but as a part of the Western Caribbean Zone, it also shares a common heritage with the fellow Anglophone Caribbean countries. In general, Belize is considered to be a Central American nation with strong ties to both the Caribbean and Latin America. Belize is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), and Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA).
Belize is known for its September Celebrations, and is the birthplace of chewing gum and Punta Rock
The origin of the name Belize is unclear, but the earliest record of the name is found in the journal of the Dominican priest Fray José Delgado, dating to 1677. Delgado recorded the names of three major rivers that he crossed while traveling north along the Caribbean coast: Rio Soyte, Rio Xibum, and Rio Balis. These names, which correspond to the Sittee River, Sibun River, and Belize River, were provided to Delgado by his translator.It is likely that Delgado's Balis was actually the Mayan word belix (or beliz), meaning muddy-watered.
Others have suggested that the name is derived from a Spanish pronunciation of the name of the Scottish buccaneer Peter Wallace, which was applied to an early settlement at the mouth of the Belize River, although there is no proof that Wallace actually settled in the area and some have characterized this claim as a myth.Several other possible etymologies have been suggested by writers and historians, including French and African origins.
The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 meters (980 ft) offshore in the north and 40 kilometers (25 mi) in the south within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a 300 kilometers (190 mi) long section of the 900 kilometers (560 mi) long Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which is continuous from Cancún on the northeast tip of the Yucatán Peninsula through the Riviera Maya up to Honduras making it one of the largest coral reef systems in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the New Caledonia Barrier Reef. It is Belize's top tourist destination, popular for scuba diving and snorkeling and attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors, and is vital to its fishing industry.
Charles Darwin described it as the most remarkable reef in the West Indies in 1842.
Belize City Tour and History by travel tour guide. Jim Rogers around the world adventure
Jim Rogers, 150 Countries, 150,000 Miles in three years - Belize City!
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Belize, formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Once part of the Mayan, and very briefly the Spanish Empire, it was most recently affiliated with the British Empire, prior to gaining its independence in 1981. The country is bordered to the south and west by Guatemala, to the north by Mexico, and to the east by the Caribbean Sea.
Belize has a diverse society, composed of many cultures and speaking many languages. It is the only country in Central America where English is an official language, although Creole and Spanish are also widely spoken. With 8,867 square miles (22,960 km²) of territory and 320,000 people (2008 est.),[2] the population density is the lowest in the Central American region and one of the lowest in the world. The country's population growth rate, 2.21% (2008 est.),[3] is the highest in the region and one of the highest in the western hemisphere. It remains a Commonwealth realm. Culturally, Belize associates primarily with the English-speaking Caribbean countries such as Jamaica, or Trinidad and Tobago.
The origin of the name Belize is unclear, but one idea is that the name is from the Maya word belix, meaning muddy water, applied to the Belize River.
Before the arrival of Europeans, Belize was part of the territory of the Maya. The Mopan Maya were the original inhabitants of Belize. The Maya civilization spread itself over Belize beginning around 1500 BC and flourished until about AD 900. In the late classic period of Maya civilization (before A.D. 1000), as many as 400,000 people may have lived in the area that is now Belize. Some lowland Maya still occupied the area when Europeans arrived in the 1500s. Spanish colonists tried to settle the inland areas of Belize, but they abandoned these efforts following Maya rebellion against Spanish authority.
English and Scottish buccaneers known as the Baymen first settled on the coast of Belize in 1638, seeking a sheltered region from which they could attack Spanish ships (see English settlement in Belize). The settlers turned to cutting logwood during the 1700s. The wood yielded a fixing agent for clothing dyes that was vital to the European woolen industry. The Spanish granted the British settlers the right to occupy the area and cut logwood in exchange for an end to piracy. Historical accounts from the early 1700s note that Africans were brought to the settlement from Jamaica to work as slaves and cut timber. As early as 1800 Africans outnumbered Europeans by about four to one. By then the settlements primary export had shifted from logwood to mahogany.
For fear of provoking Spanish attack, the British government did not initially recognize the settlement in Belize as a colony. It allowed the settlers to establish their own laws and forms of government. During this time a few wealthy settlers gained control of the local legislature, known as the Public Meeting, as well as of most of the settlements land and timber. The British first appointed a superintendent over the area in 1786.
The Spanish, who claimed sovereignty over the whole of Central America, tried often to gain control by force over Belize, but they were not successful. Spains last attack ended on 10 September, 1798, when the people of Belize decisively defeated a Spanish fleet at the Battle of St. George's Caye. The anniversary of the battle is now a national holiday in Belize.
In the early 1800s the British sought greater control over the settlers, threatening to suspend the Public Meeting unless it observed the governments instructions to abolish slavery. Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1838, but this did little to change working conditions for laborers in the Belize settlement. Slaves of the colony were valued for their potentially superior abilities in the work of mahogany extraction. As a result, former slave owners in British Honduras earned £53.6.9 on average per slave, the highest amount paid in any British territory.
In 1836, after the emancipation of Central America from Spanish rule, the British claimed the right to administer the region. In 1862 Great Britain formally declared it a British Crown Colony, subordinate to Jamaica, and named it British Honduras. As a colony Belize began to attract British investors. Among the British firms that dominated the colony in the late 1800s was the Belize Estate and Produce Company, which eventually acquired half of all the privately held land in the colony. Belize Estates influence accounts in part for the colonys reliance on the mahogany trade throughout the rest of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
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Wildlife in rainforest of Belize
Wildlife video shot from the sub-tropical forests of northern Belize, Central America, within the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area.
This 260,000 acre nature reserve, run by local conservation organisation Programme for Belize, is home to a wealth of wildlife and is that is reputed to have the healthiest and most plentiful population of Jaguars in all of Central America. A hotspot for birders, the reserve is a haven for 390 species and welcomes 25 migrants, with knowledgeable guides on hand to help you tick-off your Life List.
Programme for Belize has been protecting this rainforest for over two decades after vital funding from the World Land Trust, a UK-based conservation charity. To support the reserve's ongoing conservation, they run two eco-tourism sites offering accommodation in the heart of the forest for guided or independent hiking, wildlife spotting, and exploration of an ancient Mayan archaeological site.
This wildlife video was produced by Bethan John as part of the Wildlands Creative project: wildlandscreative.com
Top 10 places to visit in Belize | Belize Travel Guide | Belize Resorts | Tourism Attractions
Top 10 places to visit in Belize | Belize Travel Guide | Belize Resorts | Tourism Attractions
1. Belize town
Belize town is the most vital city in Belize and got to be at one time the capital of the first British Honduras. As with regards to the 2010 assessment, Belize town has a masses of fifty seven,169 individuals in sixteen,162 possess family devices. Wikipedia
2. Hopkins
Hopkins Village is a waterfront town in jap Belize. Hopkins is a Garifuna city on the budgetary foundation of the Stann Creek District in Belize. Hopkins is considered by method for a couple Belizeans to be the social point of convergence of the Garifuna masses in Belize. Wikipedia
3. Cockscomb Basin natural life Sanctuary
The Cockscomb Basin characteristic world Sanctuary is a nature keep inside the Stann Creek District of south-central Belize. Wikipedia
4. Tobacco Caye
Tobacco Caye is a bit island in Belize, cycle 10 miles east of Dangriga. it's miles pretty much 3 segments of land in region, molded like an egg, with a north-south estimation of around 240 m and an east-west estimation of one hundred a quarter century. Wikipedia
5. San Ignacio
San Ignacio and Santa Elena are towns in western Belize. San Ignacio fills in as the social financial center of Cayo District. It were given its begin from Mahogany and chicle time in the midst of British colonialism. Wikipedia
6. Ambergris Caye
Ambergris Caye, Belize's biggest island, is thought for its Caribbean shorelines, water computer games and scuba diving. Off the jap shore, the Belize Barrier Reef highlights phenomenally acclaimed snorkeling and ricochet goals like the Hol Chan Marine Reserve, with an abundance of sea presence, and the 124m-significant excellent Blue opening. The city of San Pedro is the island's portal and an inside for cruising and reef examination.
7. Placencia
Placencia is a shoreline motel at the Caribbean bank of Belize. it's on the southern tip of the Placencia Peninsula, known for its palm-covered shorelines. among the landmass and the region, Placencia Lagoon is household to manatees and saltwater crocodiles. Toward the ocean, there are bounce goals at the coral Belize Barrier Reef. around the north, the Garífuna people gathering of Seine Bight is a middle variable for conventional drumming and stream.
8. Caracol
Caracol is the call given to a broad old Maya archeological site, situated in what's by and by the Cayo District of Belize. Wikipedia
manage: Chiquibil forest Reserve, Belize
9. Caye Caulker
Caye Caulker is a bit Caribbean island off the shoreline of Belize. it is remoted by a thin channel known as the cut up, wherein there's a bar
additionally, a sandy shoreline. nearer toward the south is the island's simply assention, alluded to as Caye Caulker Village. The north of the island is local to thick mangrove woods and various birdlife, guaranteed by utilizing a forest spare. The Caye Caulker Marine Reserve has dive areas at the Belize Barrier Reef.
10. Belize Barrier Reef
The Belize Barrier Reef is a movement of coral reefs straddling the money related organization of Belize, roughly 300 meters offshore inside the north and forty kilometers inside the south inward as far as possible. Wikipedia
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Belize in pictures Part 2
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Belize
Belize is a country located on the north eastern coast of Central America. It is the only country in the area where English is the official language, although Kriol and Spanish are more commonly spoken. Belize is bordered to the north by Mexico, to the south and west by Guatemala and to the east by the Caribbean Sea. Its mainland is about 290 km (180 mi) long and 110 km (68 mi) wide.
With 22,960 square kilometres (8,860 sq mi) of land and a population of only 312,698 inhabitants (2010 census),Belize possesses the lowest population density in Central America. The country's population growth rate of 3.15% (2012 est.) is the second highest in the region and one of the highest in the western hemisphere. Belize's abundance of terrestrial and marine species, and its diversity of ecosystems give it a key place within the globally significant Mesoamerican Biological Corridor.
Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. It is the only nation in the region with a British colonial heritage, but as a part of the Western Caribbean Zone, it also shares a common heritage with the fellow Anglophone Caribbean countries. In general, Belize is considered to be a Central American nation with strong ties to both the Caribbean and Latin America. Belize is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), and Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA).
Belize is known for its September Celebrations, and is the birthplace of chewing gum and Punta Rock
The origin of the name Belize is unclear, but the earliest record of the name is found in the journal of the Dominican priest Fray José Delgado, dating to 1677. Delgado recorded the names of three major rivers that he crossed while traveling north along the Caribbean coast: Rio Soyte, Rio Xibum, and Rio Balis. These names, which correspond to the Sittee River, Sibun River, and Belize River, were provided to Delgado by his translator.It is likely that Delgado's Balis was actually the Mayan word belix (or beliz), meaning muddy-watered.
Others have suggested that the name is derived from a Spanish pronunciation of the name of the Scottish buccaneer Peter Wallace, which was applied to an early settlement at the mouth of the Belize River, although there is no proof that Wallace actually settled in the area and some have characterized this claim as a myth.Several other possible etymologies have been suggested by writers and historians, including French and African origins.
The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 meters (980 ft) offshore in the north and 40 kilometers (25 mi) in the south within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a 300 kilometers (190 mi) long section of the 900 kilometers (560 mi) long Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which is continuous from Cancún on the northeast tip of the Yucatán Peninsula through the Riviera Maya up to Honduras making it one of the largest coral reef systems in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the New Caledonia Barrier Reef. It is Belize's top tourist destination, popular for scuba diving and snorkeling and attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors, and is vital to its fishing industry.
Charles Darwin described it as the most remarkable reef in the West Indies in 1842.
A combination of natural factors—climate, the Belize Barrier Reef, over 450 offshore Cayes (islands), excellent fishing, safe waters for boating, scuba diving, and snorkeling, numerous rivers for rafting, and kayaking, various jungle and wildlife reserves of fauna and flora, for hiking, bird watching, and helicopter touring, as well as many Maya ruins—support the thriving tourism and ecotourism industry. Of the hundreds of cave systems, it also has the largest cave system in Central America. Development costs are high, but the Government of Belize has designated tourism as its second development priority after agriculture. In 2012, tourist arrivals totalled 917,869 (with about 584,683 from the U.S.) and tourist receipts amounted to over $1.3 billion.
Q'eqchi' Maya Reproductive Ethnomedicine and Women's Healing Traditions in Belize
Jillian M. De Gezelle, Ph.D., Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, NC State University
The Q'eqchi' Maya of Belize have an extensive pharmacopoeia of medicinal plants used traditionally for reproductive health and fertility. Ethnobotanical research with six traditional healers, three midwives, and 12 female herbalists determined that the Belizean Q'eqchi' are using more than 60 plant species for reproductive health treatments. Ten species used to treat female infertility, male infertility, menopausal symptoms, heavy menstruation, uterine fibroids, Q'eqchi' womb disorder, miscarriage prevention, female contraception, and male contraception were selected for investigation of their estrogenic activity using a reporter gene assay. Nine of the species assayed showed estrogenic activity, four also showed antiestrogenic activity, and two of the extracts were cytotoxic to the breast cancer cell line used in the assay. Women's healing traditions are being lost in the Q'eqchi' communities of Belize at an accelerated rate due to a combination of factors including: migration disrupting familial lines of knowledge transmission, perceived disapproval by biomedical authorities, women's limited mobility due to domestic obligations, and lack of confidence stemming from the devaluation of women's traditional knowledge. Q'eqchi' medicinal plant knowledge is highly gendered with women and men commonly using different plant species. Revitalizing women's healing practices is vital for maintaining the traditional knowledge needed to provide comprehensive healthcare for Belize's most remote indigenous populations.
Photograph by Luisovalles
Mesoamerican Reef
A beautiful look at the second largest barrier reef in the world. Almost all of this footage was shot in marine protected areas, or Hope Spots - areas vital to saving whats left of our planet's oceans. For more information on Hope Spots, please visit: Mission-Blue-org. All Footage (c) Mission Blue Foundation and Kip Evans Photography.
Belize Moves to Protect Critical Jaguar Habitat in Maya Forest Corridor
Panthera joins leading conservation organizations and the University of Belize’s Environmental Research Institute in applauding the government of Belize for declaring the Maya Forest Corridor as an area of natural significance and indicating that legislation is coming to protect it permanently. The region provides a critical link in Central America’s largest forest and a vital pathway for the wildlife that live there, including jaguars.
Dr. Omar Figueroa, Belize Minister of State within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration, stated that the government stands “committed to enshrining in legislation whatever we need to do to maintain the integrity of the Maya Forest Corridor well into the foreseeable future.”
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Hillview Train Station - Santa Elena, Belize
The Hillview Train Station is a fitness center and personal training gym in the Hillview Neighborhood in Santa Elena, Cayo, Belize. By providing all of the essential exercise equipment and plenty of room, this is Grassfed's recommendation for a fitness center in Cayo!
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The Great Global Tribe 3
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In its seemingly unstoppable progress, the dominant cultural current on the planet is responsible for the vast majority of cases of dispossessed human groups. These people are Huaoranis, they live in the tropical forests of Ecuador, but are being mercilessly attacked by the “Great Global Tribe”.
The big cities need oil; in them, everyone lives at one end of the city but works at the opposite end, and every day, they create enormous traffic jams which consume millions of barrels of crude oil. Many of these barrels come from here. Beneath the ancestral lands of the Huaorani lies oil which has not been extracted – yet.
In the middle of the 1960s, oil was discovered in eastern Ecuador. As this mineral wealth is exploited, networks of routes and roads, helicopter landing bases and facilities for the workers are built. Explosives are detonated every one hundred metres for the seismic analyses, and finally the wells are opened, each one of them damaging some 15 hectares of jungle in the process.
The rivers and the subsoil are contaminated with sulphates, cyanide and mercury.
But even worse, if possible, is the destruction of cultures such as that of the Huaorani, who are “invited” to move to prefabricated houses and cede their lands for oil extraction.
The once proud warriors of the jungle are now strange hybrid figures wearing feathers and tracksuits. The oldest yearn for their old way of life, but they will soon die, and the young born in the settlements will simply add to the numbers of the world’s dispossessed.
Snorkeling the Belize Barrier Reef
This is some raw footage of our first snorkeling trip to the Barrier Reef of Belize.
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From Wikipedia: The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 meters (980 ft) offshore in the north and 40 kilometers (25 mi) in the south within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a 300-kilometer (190 mi) long section of the 900-kilometer (560 mi) Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, which is continuous from Cancún on the north-eastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula through the Riviera Maya and up to Honduras, making it the second largest coral reef system in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is Belize's top tourist destination, popular for scuba diving and snorkeling and attracting almost half of its 260,000 visitors. It is also vital to the country's fishing industry
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Roatán Island Vacation + Snorkeling at Grand Roatan Resort in Honduras
Welcome to Roatán Island in Honduras where the water is crystal clear and the snorkeling is world famous! I stayed at the Grand Roatán Caribbean Resort on West Bay and got to enjoy the hill & beachside resort in all it's splendor.
This is a short compilation video of the highlights from my stay. I highly encourage you to check out the Junior Eco Suites that have a canopy terrace and eco shower (don't worry, there's a normal indoor shower too).
I stayed in one and loved it because it's modern on the inside but gives you the feeling of being in the thick of nature on the outside (lizards included). It reminded me of a treehouse!
The resort's beachfront is amazing and make sure to find the secret deck that looks out over that huge cliff in my video. It's a bit hidden but a sweet find. Enjoy your stay if you go (you should!) and feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below about Honduras (I'm a Honduran-American, btw), the Bay Islands and Grand Roatán Resort. Always love reading your comments!
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NEW!!! Ultimate Jeep And Snorkel Adventure 5.5 hours / Safe Tours Cozumel
Ultimate Jeep and Snorkel Adventure 5.5 Hours
One our professional guides will be at the meeting point to welcome you to your safe ultimate jeep and snorkel adventure to provide you with precise instructions and directions; each vehicle will carry four passengers, however it may fit five if requested. Together we will drive across the island towards Punta Sur Eco Park where you will snorkel in one of the breath taking.
Start the Safe Ultimate Jeep and Snorkel Adventure tour at the Meeting Point as you board your four passenger Wrangler Jeep (standard) and drive around the island on the scenic road towards Punta Sur Eco Park.
On arrival we leave the paved road and turn on to a rough white road deep into the reserve.
Punta Sur Eco Park also known as Punta Celarain is an untouched reserve which importance dates back to the Mayan Culture who built the now Mayan Ruin weather predicting pyramid El Caracol. There is a functional light house and a maritime museum.
Once inside the reserve you will visit the Columbia Lagoon used as a resting place by many by migrant birds such as spoon bill, and flamingos amongst others. The lagoon is a vital ecosystem which helps maintain the perfect balance needed for the reef to feed and reproduce. You also have the opportunity to observe salt water crocodiles safe from a platform.
There are several bird’s eye view towers which allow you to look far and wide across untouched reserve; and for the adventurous who are not afraid of heights, climb the stairs all the way to the top for breath taking views and of course perfect memory pictures.
Your safe and ultimate snorkel adventure takes place in a shallow reef, its calm waters make it the ideal place for beginners and experienced snorkelers alike, with unforgettable coral formations filled with colorful fish.
After all the fun you will be hungry! We will then drive to a beautifully located restaurant right by the seaside on the beautiful and wild east side of the island where you can admire the beauty of the open seas.
Revealing Ancestral Central America, Part 4
This symposium, presented by the Smithsonian Latino Center and the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), celebrates the landmark exhibition Cerámica de los Ancestros: Central America's Past Revealed, as well as the Smithsonian publication, Revealing Ancestral Central America, edited by Rosemary A. Joyce. This program features leading voices in the interpretation and recovery of the region's rich indigenous heritage.
Part 4 features a panel discussion on Preserving Central America's Patrimony. The panelists include Christina Luke (Boston University), Fabio Amador (National Geographic), and Francisco Ulloa-Corrales (National Museum of Costa Rica). Moderated by Rosemary A. Joyce (University of California, Berkeley). Eduardo Díaz, (Director, Smithsonian Latino Center) gives the closing remarks of the symposium.
The symposium, exhibition, and book have their genesis in the Central American Ceramics Research Project, an initiative launched when visiting researchers from the Smithsonian Latino Center realized that the NMAI was quietly caring for one of the largest and most significant collections of Central American archaeology in existence, with approximately 17,000 objects from the region. Astonishingly, this includes more than 10,000 intact vessels, embodying countless untold stories. From figurines depicting powerful women in the Greater Nicoya region to finely decorated vessels of wealthy farming hamlets of the Ulúa Valley and the fantastical designs on Coclé, we can see that the peoples of pre-Hispanic Central America developed uniquely local identities and cultural traditions while also engaging in vital exchanges of ideas, goods, and technologies with their neighbors in all directions.
This program was webcast from the National Museum of the American Indian Rasmuson Theater on September 8, 2013.
Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Mangroves
The mangroves of Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary are an integral part of the marine habitat in Belize. West Indian Manatee, Hawksbill Turtle, Goliath Grouper, Sawfish and numerous other species find a haven here while Bull Sharks and numerous fish species use this rich habitat as a nursery, these juveniles eventually grow to inhabit the Belize Barrier Reef, a Natural World Heritage Site. The mangroves also serve a number of vital environmental. They are of great importance to the health of the coastal waters of Belize.