![]() Belize Photos |Pictures of Belize | Photography of BelizeBelize is known amongst its proud citizens as "the Jewel". View any Belize Photo and you are sure to see why. Belize certainly shines and sparkles like a jewel with its incredible natural beauty. Pristine rivers flowing through beautiful mountains, dense jungle filled with an encyclopedia of birds and the Caribbean ocean healthy with palm-studded islands, crystal clear turquoise waters and joyful dolphins playing chase to sailboats. Belize photography is exceptional yet being here first hand is even better. The Villas at Cocoplum is located on the premier location in Belize so come down and see what you are missing. Belize is certainly as rare as any jewel. Belize offers the world's 2nd largest barrier reef. Our reef is healthy and provides exceptional sailing, fishing, diving, snorkeling and much much more. Ever see a Belize photo of a whale shark- the world's largest fish? These gentle giants migrate here every year and are a phenomenal site to see! Placencia, Belize, home to The Villas at Cocoplum, is gifted with what many regard as the best permit fishing in the world. People travel from all corners of the world to fly fish in our waters. Permit, bonefish, tarpon - the "Grand slam"- is possible here. Come visit and go home with Belize pictures of you catching & releasing the prize of a lifetime. Belize also stands out in the ecotourism circles. Furthermore, Belize is desired, like any jewel. Natural beauty, adventure, world-class eco-tourism and extremely friendly people have propelled Belize into the recent spotlight of the international media. Just view the Belize Pictures in recent issues of GQ, American Airlines Magazine, Caribbean Travel & Life, Coastal Living, and Outside Magazine and you will see what propels people to visit here from all corners of the world. Come down and experience the famous Blue Hole dive site that Jacques Cousteau fell in love with. Belize photos speak a thousand words yet the actual experience speaks a million.
The eastern side of the Placencia Peninsula is a long expanse of white sand beach; the western side is bounded by a long narrow north-south trending bay of the Caribbean Sea. A significant settlement on the peninsula is the Garifuna village of Seine Bight.
The Placencia Lagoon, with manatees, dolphins, rays (the Lagoon is a nursery for some species of rays), mangrove forests, birding by canoe or kayak, fishing (juvenile tarpon, snook, barracuda).
The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in south-central Belize established to protect the forests, fauna and watersheds of an approximately 400 square kilometre area of the eastern slopes of the Maya Mountains - a day away from Placencia
A combination of natural factors—climate, the Belize Barrier Reef (longest in the Western Hemisphere), 127 offshore Cayes (islands), excellent fishing, safe waters for boating, scuba diving, and snorkeling, numerous rivers for rafting, and kayaking, various jungle and wildlife reserves of fauna and flora, for hiking, bird watching, and helicopter touring, as well as many Maya ruins—support the thriving tourism and ecotourism industry.
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![]() "I've swum in the waters of half a dozen Caribbean islands, but never before have I seen such a vast array of marine life in one place. Rainbow parrot fish and yellow tail snappers, blue-spotted damsels and striped sergeant majors, four-foot nurse sharks and playful stingrays - I feel like an extra in a Discovery Channel special. In Belize, you're speechless a lot. Get used to it." -KC Summers, Washington Post ![]() ![]() ![]() Belize luxury real estate finds its definition in the Villas at Cocoplum. These 36 extravagant villas within a 224-acre master-planned community offer tropical landscapes, a full mile of Caribbean beachfront and an available, on-site concierge and adventure coordinator to direct you to the perfect Belize adventures for you and your family. |
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