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Belize | Caye Caulker: Caribbean sea, intimate island – part II

Front and Middle streets merge

A trip to the Belize Barrier Reef is on the schedule as is time just sitting at the “split,” a spot designed to inspire, one can easily imagine one of the beat generation poets, enjoying the romantic view of the shallow, turquoise waters that intersects the island.

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Belize | Caye Caulker – Sensational island of sand, scuba and sea driven winds

Islands and atoll dot the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Belize

Caye Caulker is one of the islands that sits off the coast of Belize, a small nation located in Central America whose coastline is entirely on the Caribbean Sea; the only nation in Central America that does not have land along the North Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Maya 2012: The Long Jump calendar counts down to 12-21-201

National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. Maya mask. Stucco frieze from Placeres, Campeche.

On December 21, 2012, or 13.0.0.0.0, the Mayan Long Jump calendar comes to an end. Depending on whom you are speaking with, this has a variety of meanings from the end of the world to a new global awakening of spirituality and peace.

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Caye Caulker: Belize Island Paradise

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By Julie Becker and Christian Toto Turquoise blue waters welcome you before your plane even lands. Glancing out the window, dark green tones standout amid the sparkling blue green expanse. Those darker areas provide a first glimpse to anextensive barrier reef, which stretches about 185 miles and was heralded by Charles Darwin as “the most [...]

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