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Swing Bridge, Belize City
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How to get there: American Airlines offers daily, nonstop flights between Dallas-Ft. Worth & Miami and Belize City. There's also an increasingly popular, low cost, scheduled bus service from Cancun, Mexico (via Chetumal) to Belize. There is now a good, all-weather road from the Guatemala border that links the Belize border with Tikal in less than 2 hours drive time. Topic Air is the leading domestic airline. Tropic is based on Ambergris Caye, and serves Belize City, Corozal, Caye Caulker, Dangriga, Placencia, Punta Gorda, an also offers international flights between Belize City and Flores, Guatemala (the airport serving Tikal).City Codes: BZE: Belize City (international airport) TZA: Belize City (domestic airport) SPR: San Pedro (Ambergris Caye) Entry Requirements: Valid U.S. passport. Taxes/Surcharges: International departure tax: $10. Hotel Taxes & Service Charges: 5% Tipping: Currency: Belize Dollar. Exchange is widely available in hotels, banks and businesses. Banking hours: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Monday - Friday and Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Shopping: Handicrafts include woodcarvings and straw objects. Albert and Queen Streets in Belize City offer wide selection. Also popular is the downtown National Handicraft Center on Fort Street. Food & Drink: Excellent seafood featuring lobster tops most menus. Local dishes include meals of rice, beans and tamales (cornmeal with fish wrapped and baked in leaves). A local country favorite is Cow Foot Soup. The national drink is rum, which is good, as is the locally brewed Beliken Beer. Telephone Area Codes: |
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