Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 20, 2016

Coral bleaching is a phenomena that results from high ocean temperatures. Coral thrives in a narrow temperature window, unable to grow if the water becomes either too hot or too cold. Sometimes a worldwide or regional weather pattern of particularly high temperatures will cause coral bleaching, where the coral dies as a result, turning white rather than it’s natural color of tan, yellow, bro

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 13, 2016

It is a never ending battle to regulate the local fishermen in Belize, and as the fishing stock in Belize continues to decline it has become more of an issue not only for the fishing industry but also for the tourism industry. Belize has many protected areas and Marine Reserves, but the Fisheries Department has chronic financial issues and cannot field enough rangers to effectively control over-fi

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 6, 2016

I communicate with a few other people who own lodges in Belize, people I don’t really know, but I feel like I know them. One of these people is Rob Hirons, owner of a southern Belize lodge called The Lodge at Big Falls. I have visited his place briefly, it is located right on a river down near Punta Gorda. A fabulous place to spend a week or so. Rob publishes the Toledo Howler, a newsletter

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 30, 2016

Tikal is the ultimate Mayan city. If you are at all interested in Mayan history and culture, and you are already going all the way to Belize, you want to schedule some extra time to visit Tikal. Located in next-door Guatemala, it is actually easier to get there from Belize than from Guatemala City (where international flights land). To learn more about this, visit our blog post How do I get to Tik

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 23, 2016

We have been teaching windsurfing at our Belize island for well over 20 years. Next to kayaking and snorkeling, this is the sport we have been teaching the longest. Both Cully and I were windsurfers from a young age, and it was natural for us to add this sport to our program. Learning to windsurf is much easier than it used to be… the beginner boards are much wider, allowing the student to N

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 16, 2016

Every year we receive a Christmas card from Community Conservation, whose headquarters are located in Wisconsin, but they are a non-profit conservation organization with projects all over the world. In addition to helping start the Community Baboon Sanctuary of Belize, they also operate in India, Peru, Ghana, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Madagascar, among a host of other countries. Believing that

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 9, 2016

In the age of internet everyone is now booking their own air travel tickets. We recommend this, as the airlines don’t pay travel agents enough to make it worth their while to try all the tricks to get you a better deal. As you know, there is a lot of free advice on how best to do this, from information on what day of the week to travel to which airline offers the best fares. Since it’s

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 2, 2016

One of the great things about having an island full of sport toys for 10 different sports is no matter what the weather, there’s always something to do. However, if it’s very windy for a long time, the limited options CAN get a bit old. You know the drill, you are stuck on the best island in Belize and you can’t snorkel the 700 patch reefs. Whine. This is what happened on a recen

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on February 24, 2016

We find that many international travelers do not pay much attention to their passports, especially the renewal dates. As a result, it is increasingly common for us to see people scrambling at the last minute to try and renew their passports just before the trip they planned months in advance. This article from the NY Times might be of interest: it is an alert from the US Passport Service about an