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Explore Georgetown in Belize
Georgetown in the region of Stann Creek is a town in Belize - some 45 mi or ( 72 km ) South-East of Belmopan , the country's capital city .
Current time in Georgetown is now 06:16 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Belize " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Seine Bight Village, Sale si Puede, Red Bank, Rancho Grande, and Placentia Village. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Seine Bight Village . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Georgetown ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Belize Mission
Video of our Belize Mission with International Servants and Dr. Paul Whisnant. Our Belize Mission Trip volunteers serving in our Medical Mission Clinic, Children's Ministry and Church Construction, al ..
Meet Dr. Paul Whisnant
Meet Dr. Paul Whisnant. This short video is about Dr. Paul Whisnant, the Belize Baptist Missionary who founded International Servants in 1990. www.iServants.com ..
Belize Mission Video
Video of our Belize Mission with International Servants and Dr. Paul Whisnant. Our Belize Mission Trip volunteers serving in our Medical Mission Clinic, Children's Ministry and doing Church Constructi ..
BELIZE Lonely Planet TV Travel Video
3 friends: Pat, Matt & Tim on an adventure in Belize exploring Mayan ruins; river-tubing thru underground caves; zip-lining; and scuba divng ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Big Creek, Belize
Big Creek or Cala Grande is a sea port facility in Belize. Big Creek is a deep-water port on the Caribbean Sea in Belize's Toledo District (just south of the boundary with Stann Creek District), constructed in the 1990s. It is the nation's second most important port, after Belize City. Big Creek is the main port for Belize's banana industry; citrus fruit and shrimp are also exported from here. It is also the location from which oil, extracted from the fields of Spanish Lookout, is exported.
Located at 16.51 -88.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
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. The reserve was founded in 1990 as the first wilderness sanctuary for the jaguar and is regarded by one author as the premier site for jaguar preservation in the world.
Located at 16.72 -88.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Stann Creek District
Stann Creek District is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 32,166 people. Its capital is the city of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town. " Stann comes from "stanns," or safe havens used by colonialists coming from the "old world" to the "new world."
Located at 16.83 -88.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Placencia
Placencia is a small town located in the Stann Creek District of Belize.
Located at 16.51 -88.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Victoria Peak (Belize)
Victoria Peak within the Maya Mountains is the second highest mountain in Belize. The highest peak in the country, Doyle's Delight at a height of 1,124 metres, is located 57 kilometres southwest of Victoria Peak. Victoria Peak is situated in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. The first exploration of the ascent occurred in British expeditions of 1888 and 1889, but the explorers actually scaled a nearby peak that they mistakenly labelled Victoria Peak.
Located at 16.81 -88.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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