Here is a collection of Belize facts to help you in your research in planning your trip. Check back frequently, as it's a growing database of information about this tiny but diverse Central American country.
Where is Belize? It's a common question given that it's one of the smallest of the countries in Central America, and frequently overlooked.
The famed Belize Blue Hole lies some 30 miles offshore from Belize City on Lighthouse Reef, part of the great Belize Barrier Reef system, the world's second-largest.
The Belize map shows a tiny Central American country that is almost equally focused on its vast, offshore network of islands and atolls, the second-largest barrier reef in the world, and a rich, tropical jungle interior.
On our most recent trip to Belize, we visited the birthplace of a Hershey bar. OK, not a Hershey bar. The Hershey Company of Pennsylvania, that feel-good all-American maker of silver-wrapped kisses, bars, and other Wonka-ish treats has long been under extreme criticism for continuing to turn a blind eye when it comes to its sources of cocoa, the raw material of chocolate.