Six must-visit tourist attractions in Belize

1. Belize Zoo Belize Zoo was established in 1983 and is located 29.5 miles west of Belize City. It is a famous tourist attraction in Belize City. The zoo has now become a shelter and rehabilitation center for injured wild animals, and is also home to many abused and abandoned "pets".

Because there are many wild animals in Belize, people naturally regard these animals as their personal property. However, when people are unable to domesticate or are tired of these "pets", the Belize Zoo has become these abandoned "orphans" new home. When staying at the Belize Zoo, animals must first undergo a professional rehabilitation assessment. After that, those animals that can continue to live in the wild will be released back to nature; those animals that cannot survive in the wild will remain in the new environment provided by the zoo and become a part of the zoo.

Today, the Belize Zoo houses more than 150 birds, mammals and reptiles, many of which are native to Belize. There are also five different species of wild cats in the zoo, all of which live deep in the rainforests of the Maya Mountains. The five species of cats are jaguars, Central American tiger cats, jaguar cats, ocelots and cougars. In short, if you want to further increase your understanding of natural history, the Belize Zoo is a place of great learning and viewing value.

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2. Belmopan Belmopan is the capital of Belize, a Central American country. It is named after the Belize River and the Moban River, a tributary of the Belize River. It is 76 meters above sea level and is located on the banks of Belize. It is 82 kilometers away from the old capital, the largest city and the port of Belize City. Belmopan is surrounded by mountains and rivers, criss-crossing rivers, beautiful scenery, with ancient Mayan style. The entire terrain is wavy and has good drainage conditions; many buildings use lime and sand, making it a city with great development potential.

The entire city is rectangular. The center of the city is an office building for government agencies, surrounded by residential buildings, one after another, with a bright and neat structure. Residential areas have shops and schools; the west is an industrial area. There are abundant forest resources and fishery resources, rich in lobsters, swordfish, manatees and corals. Mineral deposits include oil, barite, cassiterite, gold, etc., but no reserves have been found for commercial exploitation. Belmopan is located in the center of Belize, so transportation is very convenient. Belize's main transportation trunk, the Hummingbide Highway, and the Western Highway, intersect here, forming a transportation network extending in all directions.

3. The Big Blue Hole On some quiet near-ocean surfaces, a deep blue circular water will suddenly appear. It is deep, mysterious and strange. When viewed from a high altitude, it seems to be the pupil of the sea. This phenomenon is called the blue hole. There are many blue holes of different sizes and shapes distributed in the oceans around the world. The most famous one is the Great Blue Hole located 60 miles east of Belize City, the capital of Belize in Central America.

Belize's Great Blue Hole has an almost perfect circular opening with a diameter of more than 1000 feet (305 meters) and a depth of 400 feet (123 meters). During the glacier age, this cave was the entrance to a dry cave system. After the glacier melted, sea levels rose and the cave was flooded, making it one of the most famous diving resorts in the world.

The Big Blue Cave is famous for its numerous sponges, barracuda, corals, angel fish and a group of sharks that often patrol the cave side. There are also two coral reefs around the entrance of the cave that just surround it, which is very beautiful. Jacob Yves Cousteau, a world-famous scuba diving expert, conducted a survey and mapping of the Great Blue Hole in 1971 and rated it as one of the top ten diving treasures in the world.

4. Kaxcombe Basin Wildlife Reserve The Kaxcombe Basin Wildlife Reserve is located in the humid tropical rainforest in the eastern part of the Mayan Mountains. It covers an area of about 100,000 acres. The wetland forest originates from the top of Victoria at an altitude of 300 feet. It stretches for 3675 feet and has a spectacular view. There are rare jaguars, jungle cats, red-eyed rain frogs, mo, leopard cats, armadillos and more than 290 species of birds. Annual rainfall of 100 inches (2500 millimeters) provides an abundant source of water. The reserve was built in 1984 to protect jaguars and other wild animals. It is the world's first jaguar reserve.

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5. Mayan temples and archaeological sites The Mayan civilization was an outstanding representative of ancient Indian civilization in Central America and an outstanding representative of ancient Indian civilization in the Americas. It was named after the Mayan Indian people. It is mainly distributed in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and western Honduras and El Salvador. The mysterious Mayan civilization reached its peak around 800 AD after experiencing the pre-classical and classical periods. They built large-scale sacrificial temples and American pyramids embodying the unity of man and nature, and opened up cities with modern rudiments in the jungles and swamps of Belize.

In fact, Belize's first city in history was built by the Mayans. During the long six centuries between 200 and 800 AD, the Mayans appeared on Central and South America with their mysterious civilization. They built six large cities in Belize, where about 2 million Mayans live and live a life like paradise. The large cities of the time included Caracol, Xunantunich and Lamanai, and the Indians lived in small villages on the outskirts of the cities. However, the Mayan civilization began to die out rapidly during the post-classical period from 1000 to 1500 AD. The splendid civilization that lasted for 1800 years in Central and South America seemed to have weathered and disintegrated overnight, and eventually disappeared into the smoke and weeds, becoming a place. A historical relic that gives people infinite reveries.

To this day, no one has been able to explain the exact reason for the demise of the Mayans and Mayan civilization. All answers are speculation. There is only one real reason, and this only reason will always be buried in the ruins of the Mayans. In Mayan archeology, with the help of Laser Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) equipment, scientists discovered a large number of previously unknown buildings, roads and terraces in the ancient Mayan city. All of these discoveries suggest that the scale of the Karakau site is larger than anyone previously expected. A brand-new ancient Mayan city was revealed to the world by means of airborne laser mapping through dense rainforests.

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6. Belize Reef Belize Coral Reef Reserve is the world's second largest reef barrier island protection system and the largest reef complex in the Atlantic and Caribbean region. The reef is located on Belize's Atlantic-Caribbean coastline, bordering Mexico to the north, 260 kilometers apart, and Guatemala to the south.

Belize's coral reef is the second largest coral reef group in the world, with a length of 200 kilometers. It consists of three major bad reef groups, including Teneve Islands, Lighthouse Reef, and Glover Reef. There is a huge lagoon in the middle. The three atolls are surrounded by numerous reefs, totalling 450. It is located in tropical waters, the sea water is clear, and the average water temperature is above 20 degrees Celsius, which is very conducive to the growth of corals. Belize coastal area is a typical natural ecosystem composed of the largest dike reef in the northern hemisphere, mainly composed of offshore atolls, hundreds of sandbars, mangroves, coastal lagoons, harbors and so on. Seven of the sites in this series of names illustrate the evolutionary history of the reef and provide spectacular underwater views that are important habitats for threatened animals, including turtles, manatees and American gulf-crocodiles. The whole system is amazing and amazing.