Parks & Nature in Belize

4 parks & nature in Belize, including Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Great Blue Hole, across Belize District (Lighthouse Reef Atoll), Belize District (off Ambergris Caye), Cayo District and Stann Creek D…

  • Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave · Cayo District — Known simply as the ATM Cave, this river cave near San Ignacio was a sacred Maya ceremonial site, and its chambers still hold ancient pottery and calcified ske…
  • Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary · Stann Creek District — Established in 1986 as the world's first jaguar preserve, Cockscomb protects around 128,000 acres of rainforest beneath the Maya Mountains. Visitors hike a net…
  • Great Blue Hole · Belize District (Lighthouse Reef Atoll) — A giant flooded sinkhole in the middle of Lighthouse Reef Atoll, over 300 metres across and famously visible from the air as a deep-blue circle ringed by turqu…
  • Hol Chan Marine Reserve · Belize District (off Ambergris Caye) — Belize's oldest marine reserve protects a natural cut in the barrier reef a short boat ride from San Pedro, its name meaning 'little channel' in Maya. The chan…

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