Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on August 23, 2013

Fun octopus facts We love learning about the sea creatures on Glover’s Reef, Belize. Especially, the truly odd or fun facts about them, of which there are many. And of all the creatures we encounter, the octopus has to be near the top of the list for just plain oddness. So it’s natural that, when we heard this particular story, we just had to hunt down the truth and find out if they we

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Belize Carnival is one of Latin America’s biggest celebrations of Caribbean heritage. And unlike Carnival in most of the world, Belize Carnival happens in September. Actually, it is a huge deal, especially for Belizians. And for visitors, it is perhaps the best time to see the national culture on display. From parades to keg contests to free concerts and table tennis championships, here is a ver

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on August 16, 2013

If you’re looking for a job to do from your home and have online media skills this could be for you. Sharpmedia, a UK-based outfit that owns four online video channels focused on kitesurfing, windsurfing, SUP and wakeboarding, has an Extreme Sports Job in Online Advertising for the right guy or gal. Commission based position.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on August 15, 2013

Are you thinking of a Belize snorkeling vacation for this winter? I just created a map of the best Belize beach snorkeling to help you with your planning. Out at Glover’s Reef where our island is located, we have an almost limitless number of Belize snorkel sites. The atoll is 54 linear miles of coral in a huge oval, encompassing an 84 square mile lagoon. Inside that lagoon there are betwee

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 19, 2013

Flipkey, the vacation rental directory by TripAdvisor, has Belize in it’s top tier of eco-resort destinations. It seems that everyone, everywhere is “thinking green” these days, and that new mindset has created a new industry — eco travel. If you’d like to reduce your footprint a bit, get closer to nature and enjoy the many pleasures of eco retreats, then consider an eco vacation

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 18, 2013

On May 2 of this year, I was just finishing up my 7th week in Belize. We had this fabulous group at the time, a group of franchisees and home office staff for the company Maidpro, a professional maid service business model provided by the founders Mark Kushinsky and Richard Sparacio. Mark and Richard got into the housecleaning franchise industry in college when they were looking for someone to cle

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on June 18, 2013

It was in 2008 when the Belize Fisheries Department confirmed the first sighting of the invasive Lionfish in Belizean waters. The increasing numbers of the lionfish threatening our ecosystem lead to numerous projects and tournaments to get rid of the invasive lionfish. Now there is another species that joins this creature in Belizean waters – the Tiger Prawn. Mr. Severo Guerreo Sr, (a local

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on June 14, 2013

National Geographic’s Traveler Magazine June/July issue features Belize’s Turtle Inn on its cover. That huge publicity boon will likely draw attention to the country and spike visits to Belize destination websites like our Slickrock Adventures site and this blog, both of which are great resources if you are beginning your search for what to do in Belize. Though our site does focus primarily

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on June 12, 2013

It was during the last couple of weeks of our season – a busy year (in fact our biggest season in 30 years!)  It was early afternoon and a group of us were hanging out by the sea kayak palapa when we noticed a huge “grackle commotion.” About 15 of the small black birds were gathered nearby and making quite a racket. We’re used to the antics of the grackles. They abound on