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Ambergris Caye Destination Guide

Discover Ambergris Caye in Belize

Ambergris Caye in the region of Corozal is a town located in Belize - some 72 mi or ( 116 km ) North-East of Belmopan , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ambergris Caye

Local time in Ambergris Caye is now 08:34 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Belize " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mérida, Chetumal, Campeche, Dangriga, and Belmopan. When in this area, you might want to check out Mérida . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ambergris Caye ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Xanadu Island Resort

1:33 min by XANADUISLANDRESORT
Views: 15017 Rating: 5.00

Join us on a tour of our tropical, luxury, eco-friendly resort situated on the beach in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. It's the perfect place for both relaxation, and adventure. By choosing Xanadu ..

Groupers and Sharks

0:20 min by zoot381
Views: 4878 Rating: 5.00

This video is from a trip to Belize in May 2007. It was the first trip where I used my camera underwater, so please forgive my amateur abilities. This grouper was being followed by a bunch of little f ..


SCUBA Dive Ambergris Caye, Belize, Jan. 2010

10:00 min by Craig Capehart
Views: 1668 Rating: 5.00

Don't miss bonus shark encounter video at the end! Rays. Swim through. Urchin. SingleDivers.com week at The Tides Resort and Patojo's SCUBA Center, San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize, Central Amer ..

Ambergris Caye Belize 2008

6:07 min by bigwaves1
Views: 941 Rating: 4.00

Ambergris Caye Belize 2008 - Scuba diving ..


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Interesting facts about this location

San Pedro Town

San Pedro is a town on the southern part of the island of Ambergris Caye in the Belize District of the nation of Belize, in Central America. According to 2012 mid-year estimates, the town has a population of about 13,381. It is the second largest town in the Belize District and largest in the Belize Rural South constituency. The once sleepy fishing village was granted the status of a town in 1848. San Pedro's inhabitants are known as San Pedrános. Most speak both Spanish and English fluently.

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Located at 17.92 -87.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Belize District, Populated places in Belize, Visitor attractions in Belize

Grand Caribe Resort

Grand Caribe Resort is located on the island of San Pedro Town. It opened its doors in 2008 with the last units being opened in 2010. The resort has two 40,000 US gallons and one 190,000 US gallons pools on its property. These pools are salt water pools which uses a special chlorine generator. The salt water system is popular because it is much gentler on the skin, face, eyes and clothes and will not turn hair green.

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Located at 17.96 -87.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Hotels in Belize, Resorts in Belize

Ambergris Stadium

Ambergris Stadium is a multi-purpose sporting field in San Pedro Town, Belize. It is home to the San Pedro Sea Dogs of the Premier League of Belize.

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Located at 17.90 -87.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Belize Premier Football League home stadiums, Football venues in Belize

Ambergris Caye

Ambergris Caye, pronounced /æmˈbɜrɡrɨs/ am-BUR-gris, is the largest island of Belize located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. Though administered as part of the Belize District, the closest point on the mainland is part of the Corozal District. The Caye (pronounced as "key", meaning an island, derived from Spanish: cayo) is about 40 kilometres long from north to south, and about 1.6 kilometres wide. It was named after large lumps of ambergris which washed ashore here.

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Located at 18.01 -87.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Belize District, Islands of Belize

Blackadore Caye

Blackadore Caye is a small island in Belize, west of Ambergris Caye, in the Atlantic Ocean, not far from the Belize Barrier Reef It has been bought by American actor Leonardo DiCaprio where he intends to build a hotel and a private airport. DiCaprio had originally discovered the island on a vacation in 2004 while staying at the ultra-luxury resort Cayo Espanto. DiCaprio purchased Blackadore Caye with Cayo Espanto owner Jeff Gram in 2005 for a reported $1.75 million.

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Located at 18.02 -88.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Islands of Belize, Private islands