Maya Mystery Solved in Belize?

A group of researchers from Rice and Louisiana State Universities working in Great Blue Hole area believe they now have the answer of why the Mayan civilisation suddenly cease to exist. After analysing sediment samples from that beautiful, massive sinkhole popularised by Jacques Cousteau and located along Belize’s Great Barrier Reef, they’ve concluded that a hundred year drought put an end to this flourishing society.

Happy New Year from Belize’s Chaa Creek!

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All of us at The Lodge at Chaa Creek wish all of our friends around world health, happiness, prosperity and the realisation of your dreams during the New Year. Here in Belize we’re looking forward to 2015, and hope that you are too!

The Ultimate Belize Romantic Getaway!

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The Chaa Creek Chocolatissimo Package offers sumptuously indulgent treatments including a sensuous Cacao Massage and delicious Chocolate Fondue Wrap. Combining luxurious accommodations with fine dining and healthy outdoor activities that reconnect you with nature, the Chocolatissimo Package takes a deliciously holistic approach towards making you look and feel your best.

Belize Celebrates Another Maya Winter Solstice

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Belize celebrates yet another Winter Solstice in the Heartland of the Maya. There will be celebrations and observances at various ancient Maya sites such as Tikal in Guatemala, Chichen Itza in Mexico, and at Caracol and Xunantunich here in Belize. One of the many wonderful things about living in the Mundo Maya, or Maya World as the area encompassing Belize and parts of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras is called, is this feeling of continuity spanning so many thousands of years.

Belize Family Adventures on a Budget

Belize Family Adventures on a Budget

Don’t fret about the possibilities of things to do with your family in Belize; the possibilities are endless. This lush historical and tropical country will leave you smiling from ear to ear with the sights, sounds and activities that it offers. If money is a concern, use some of these ideas to get the biggest bang for your buck. Remember, one U.S. dollar equals two Belize dollars, which essentially doubles your money as soon as you step off the plane. Connect with your family while exploring some of these adventures in and around Belize.

Belize Romantic Vacations Specialist!

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Did you know that Chaa Creek actually has a Romantic Adventures specialist? Meet Ms. Denise Duran, who with her team of hopeless romantics has been looking after weddings, honeymoons, second honeymoons and all things pertaining to love for some years now.

Southwest Airlines announces flights to Belize

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Southwest Airlines expects to begin flights to Belize City next year as it expands international service. The airline said Thursday that it will fly to Belize from Houston beginning next October…Southwest needs federal government approval for the flights.

New Chicago-To-Belize Flights thanks to United Airlines!

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United Airlines will offer new Chicago-to-Belize flights beginning 20 December 2014, they will be adding weekly Saturday flights from Chicago to Belize City, bolstering its current service to Belize from Houston and Newark.

Belize weather: the best on the planet!

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As visitors to Belize quickly learn, we are blessed with some of the best weather conditions on the planet, with average yearly temperatures of 84° F (29°C) and not much of a difference between seasons. Just one more factor in Belize’s growing reputation as a true tropical paradise.

Belize Winter Vacation: When yuh hot, yuh hot!

Beat the cold with our affordable all-inclusive Belize holiday packages!

Beat the freeze and head to Belize this winter. For a little off-the-beaten track place, Belize is incredibly easy to get to. Filled with ancient Maya temples and ancient cities, and on the other the Caribbean Sea and all these little islands and coastal villages and resorts, all protected by a huge barrier reef. The people are really friendly and, to top it off, everyone speaks English!

The Great Belize Barrier Reef: No to a luxury resort!

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Television star and well known environmental activist Ted Danson together with Oceana CEO Andrew Sharpless write about A Luxury Resort that Threatens the Belize’s Mesoamerican Reef on the Huffington Post.

Belize’s Charm Is Difficult to Describe But Easily Experienced

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We were having a look through the November 20 2014 Travel Pulse, as you do, and couldn’t help but notice a piece in the “Editor’s Notebook” section titled, Belize’s Charm Is Difficult to Describe But Easily Experienced.

Belize’s Chaa Creek Nominated For A Travvy Award

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Belize’s Chaa Creek is very happy to be nominated for a Travvy Award, presented by travAlliancemedia, the travel industry media company and publishers of the industry’s major magazines and websites.

Belize showcases Caribbean Music!

The Calypso queen Calypso Rose screening in Belize!

The 6th Edition of the Traveling Caribbean Film Showcase in Belize was launched November 4 at the Leo Bradley Library in Belize City, this year focusing on the music from thirteen Caribbean countries.

The Ultimate Belize Thanksgiving Vacation: It’s Not Too Late!

The Best Belize Thanksgiving Vacation Package!

Looking for the ultimate Thanksgiving? There’s still time and a few spaces left for Belize’s Chaa Creek annual Thanksgiving Vacation Package for those who prefer an exotic setting and a side order of adventure with their turkey.

6 Reasons Why Christmas in Belize is Winter Wonderland

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As temperatures drop in northern climes, the tropics naturally start looking inviting – just ask the countless birds making their way down to Belize right now. There are many other reasons that make Belize the perfect winter destinations, and here’s five that immediately come to mind.

Chaa Creek in Belize: The Ultimate Early Christmas Present!

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This year Chaa Creek’s Jungle Bells all-inclusive Belize Vacation offers the gift of time and space – time to just kick back, time to spend with each other, time to slow the world down and reflect and appreciate!

Belize’s Chaa Creek wishes you a Happy Halloween!

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Belize Halloween is well and truly alive in this multicultural haven and there are enough local spooky characters to keep any child – or adult, for that matter – occasionally checking under the bed and questioning those strange sounds we hear at night.

Pre-Christmas in Belize: Jungle Bells Inland Expedition

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With Chaa Creek’s new Jungle Bells Green Pre-Christmas All-inclusive Belize vacation package you can get away a bit early this year, avoid the rush while having a great time together doing new things in a tropical paradise, and then make it home just in time for Christmas – this year refreshed and rejuvenated for a change. With the vacation being the big present this year!

Farewell Paul Nabor: A Belize Music Legend

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Belize lost a national treasure and we farewelled a wonderful friend this week with the passing of Paul Nabor, Garifuna parandero extraordinaire and one of the best cultural ambassadors Belize ever had.

Belize Cacao: a revolution going on in Southern Belize!

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Indigenous Innovations: Revolutionizing the Cocoa Industry in Belize, is a project that is part of a radical new approach aimed at supporting small Maya communities by helping to boost production and then better market their ancestor’s favourite crop – cacao.

Aurelio Martinez’s Landini – Garifuna Soul for the World

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Those few of you still unfamiliar with Aurelio, and the richly textured music of Belize’s (and Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua’s) Garifuna will find moments of joyous inspiration amid a backdrop of rhythm and soul. Not the gospel inspired, North American soul, but that impulse springing from a deep, universal mix of feelings and aspiration.

Tubing down the Macal River: Belize Floating Paradise

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Like most things at Chaa Creek, river tubing began as a couple of one-off adventures that caught on. In time, through experience and word of mouth, tubing became more and more in demand, to the point where it’s now another regular daily offering.

ATM Cave in Belize: National Geographic’s Top Sacred Spot

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Belize’s Actun Tunichil Muknal cave has topped a “Sacred Places of a Lifetime” list compiled by National Geographic, bolstering Belize’s reputation as one of the world’s best cultural tourism destinations.

Hero is Celebrated in Belize: Marcus Canul – An Icaiche Maya!

After Canul’s group defeated a British detachment, killing five and wounding 16 other soldiers, things began heating up, with the British determined to subjugate the Maya or drive them out all together by further burning houses and crops. However, Canul and his men fought on, eventually taking Corozal Town on 1870. In 1872 they attacked the British barracks at Orange Walk on the New River and Canul was mortally wounded. The Maya retreated, and, with their charismatic leader gone, this was the last major attack on British forces.