Sustainable tourism in Belize

Sixty-five percent of Belize's frontier forest (large tracts of relatively undisturbed, old growth forest) remains, the highest percentage among Central American countries. And while only eight hundred acres of Belize's forests are protected, that amounts to 12.7 percent of the country's total land base, the second highest percentage in Central America. Ecotourism provides an important incentive for the protection of Belize's forests; approximately 16 percent of the country's gross domestic product is in the services sector, second only to agriculture.

The Maya are more than legend in Belize. The imposing monuments of this ancient mystical civilization are found throughout the country; some ruins are still under excavation today. In Belize, history unfolds before your eyes. Nestled on Central America's Caribbean coast just south of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Belize has the highest concentration of Maya sites among all Central American countries. It is believed to have been the heart of the Maya, who settled in this tropical setting as early as 1500 B.C. Although the civilization began its decline in 900 A.D., some Maya centers were occupied until contact with the Spanish in the 1500s. During the classic period (250 A.D. to 900A.D.), there were a million Maya in Belize. Their descendants remain today an integral part of the Belizean population.

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Belize Humane Society and Animal Shelter

P.O. Box 2622

BELIZE CITY, Belize District

Tel: + 501 223-5963

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Community Baboon Sanctuary

P.O. Box 1428

BELIZE CITY

Tel: + 501 220 2181

Fax: + 501 220 2181

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LiFeline

P.O. Box 86

SAN IGNACIO, Cayo

Fax: + 501 (6) 24 018

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Placencia Humane Society

PLACENCIA

Tel: + 501 523 4018

Fax: + 501 (6) 24 018

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Saga Society

Coconut Drive

SAN PEDRO, Ambergris Caye

Tel: + 501 26 3266

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