Interactive travel and tourist map of Guatemala and Belize: click on icons and writings on the map to open web links.
The Belize Barrier Reef is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second largest coral reef in the world after the Australian Great Barrier Reef… a real natural wonder along with the idyllic Cayes and other astonishing ocean formations such as the Great Blue Hole.
Heading to the mainland you will pass through rainforests (beware of jaguars..) and Maya ruins of which the monumental Tikal, in Guatemala, is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Maya civilization.
Guatemala
Population: 16.176.200
Area: 108.890 sq.km
Official Language: Spanish
Currency: Quetzal
Drivers Lane: Right
When to go: from December to April
Belize
Population: 368.320
Area: 22.966 sq.km
Official Language: English
Currency Belize Dollar
Drivers Lane: Right
When to go: from December to May

FURTHER LINKS
Guatemala
Pacaya Volcano
Tajumulco Volcano
A Complete Guide to Lake Atitlan
Belize
Blue Hole Skydiving
Whale Shark Diving & Snorkeling
Actun Tunichil Muknal cave
Barton Creek cave
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