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    New Flights and Routes Making Your Belize Vacation Easier Than Ever

    National Public Radio (NPR) writer David Schaper recalls “line loops through security at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport” as well as other trip legs taking him to places requiring his reporting skills. Among the trends he’s covered are more direct flights, and especially “new, unconventional domestic routes that airlines are now offering as they try to capitalize on the huge pent-up demand for leisure travel.” Have…

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    The Perfect Placencia Getaway: Explore Belize’s Peninsula Paradise

    One of the reasons folks love visiting Florida has to do with the diversity of coasts, access to islands, and sunny weather, but these days, a Sunshine State vacation could set you back a bundle. Further, Florida stretches across 450 miles from north to south, so it could take you forever to see the top sites. Why not vacation on Belize’s Placencia Peninsula instead? This…

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    Romantic Belize Getaways: Can One Couples Retreat Restore Your Love Affair in 2026?

    What do these four words have to do with your desire for a romantic getaway: reboot, repair, rekindle and revive? They’re the “secret” outcomes all couples crave, even when they tell others they need to escape the pressures of kids, bosses, unreasonable deadlines, and pressures that make us feel we’re aging faster than we’re having birthdays! Must you admit aloud that you believe that relationships…

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    October’s Conch Season in Belize is Open: Treat Your Taste Buds Like Royalty!

    They may be small, but conch shells are mighty. They house royalty, say Technology.org researchers, who point out that queen conch mollusks—living within these beautiful pink or orange shells—get free rides as they drag along the seafloor browsing for snacks and producing rare pearls on occasion for the average 40 years each conch lives. Conchs offer multiple pleasures for us humans by serving as ornaments,…

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    Forget Zoos: Visit Belize’s Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary Instead

    It’s easy to understand why questions are being asked about the wisdom of importing animals to zoos after being captured in the wild—especially since opportunities to see wildlife over time were mostly found on pages of National Geographic magazines! New approaches to zoo design benefit wildlife as some of these facilities expand space and create habitats designed to emulating species-specific environments. What’s changed since zoos…

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    Placencia Peninsula: It’s the Ultimate Belize Fall Beach Destination

    You don’t have to be a grammarian to understand the power behind the word ultimate. According to Merriam-Webster, an authority that’s been around since 1828, ultimate is such a commanding adjective that editors have come up with 103 similar and opposite words. Why bring this to your attention? Because the lush finger of land christened the Placencia Peninsula by Spaniards colonizing Central America back in…

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    New Holiday Traditions You’ll Want to Adopt at Belize’s Laru Beya Resort

    National Public Radio (NPR) newsletter contributor Marielle Segarra says it’s okay to let go of old holiday traditions, especially if you adopt new ones! She’s a fan of these rituals, saying they “foster a sense of unity with the people we love and help pass down cultural values.” Why let go of some traditions? If that ritual feels like an obligation, “requires more energy, funds,…