Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 10, 2012

If you’re into sea turtles (and, honestly, who isn’t?) you’ve probably heard about the Hawksbill, one of several species of sea turtles found in the waters off Belize. Due to declining populations of the Hawksbill, it is not often seen by divers in most areas of the world, but one of the many great things about Glover’s Reef is that we see them frequently. Human fishing pra

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 6, 2012

While many people go to the Caribbean for nothing more than sitting in the sun with a cocktail in hand, there’s more that the Caribbean has to offer. For one, not just a couple seasons of warmth, but pleasant weather year-round. With such clear waters to go with that, the Caribbean is one of the top diving destinations in the world. Here, courtesy of Cheap Air’s blog, is a list of a

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 5, 2012

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Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 4, 2012

Last January Meg Griffiths, our kitesurf and advanced windsurfing instructor, kept track of wind speeds through the month of January. Sailors visiting us this January will be glad to see most days are plenty windy for Belize kitesurfing! (photo above by Pete McDermott) DATE 9 am 12 noon 3 pm 6 pm AVERAGE MAX WIND SPEED 1 16 14 13 14 14 16 2 6 8 11 13 10 13 3 9 6 8 7 8 9 4 13 9 1 8 8 13 5 4 1 0 0 1

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 3, 2012

There are a total of 6 species of Brown Pelican across tropical North and Central and South America. Caribbean Brown Pelicans are daily visitors to our island at Glover’s Reef. The adult Caribbean Brown Pelican is a large grey-brown water bird with white about its head and neck. Immature birds often have darker heads which lighten as they mature. Full grown adult Caribbean Brown Pelicans, althou

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on January 2, 2012

I’m writing to tell anyone who is thinking of kite surfing to go for it! Our family, mom, dad (50 something’s), 18 yr. old daughter and 13 yr. old son came to experience all of the Slickrock adventure, but especially to learn kite surfing. I’d taken a lesson in Seattle but the breeze never filled enough to get on the water. Having sailed in Belize before, I couldn’t image a better place to

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 30, 2011

Occasionally I exchange emails with Marcus, the owner of The Parrot Nest in Bullet Tree Falls, Belize. The Parrot Nest is a great, low-cost alternative to the more expensive lodges in Western Belize (called Cayo). Recently Marcus notified me that he has a new aggregated Belize blog; he collects other blog posts about Western Belize and posts them on this collection page. If you are thinking of tra

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The World of the Maya, meaning Belize, Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras, made CNN’s list of the World’s Top Destinations for 2012 the network announced Tuesday. CNN’s editors relied on recommendations from four travel experts: Robert Reid, U.S. travel editor for Lonely Planet; Martin Rapp, senior vice president of leisure sales at Altour; Anne Banas, executive editor at Smarter

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on December 29, 2011

One of the greatest things about travel abroad is being introduced to new foods and beverages. On the island, that includes a fridge full of Belikin beer, the leading domestically produced beer brand in Belize. The most common Belikin is a light lager beer. A premium lager and a stout beer are also brewed and sold under the Belikin name. Belikin is brewed by the Belize Brewing Company, Ltd. which