Pack Your Bags, We're Moving To Belize!

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Belize is home to the second greatest barrier reef in the world. It's home of the Blue Hole. Approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) from Belize City, the almost perfectly circular Blue Hole is more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) across and some 400feet deep.

The hole is the opening to what was a dry cave system during the Ice Age. When the ice melted and the sea level rose, the caves were flooded, creating what is now a magnet for intrepid divers. Today the Blue Hole is famed for its sponges, barracuda, corals, angelfish—and a school of sharks often seen patrolling the hole’s edge.

Belize is a fantastic country with plenty to experience. Not only is it packed with adventure, but it is also easy and inexpensive to get to, English is the official language, and it is a great winter destination as it enjoys a warm winter climate. The population is about the same as Anchorage, Alaska (225,000), and the entire country is about the size of New Hampshire. The society is multi-cultural, consisting of African-European Creoles, Spanish-Indian Mestizos, African-Indian Garinagus, Mayans, and a few Europeans, North Americans, and Asians. Outside of the "troublemakers" in Belize City, Belizeans are, for the most part, genuinely friendly people, who lead a laid-back Caribbean lifestyle. Hurricanes hit about once every two decades.

Cave tubing is something I'd really like to try! Google it! And then there's also the Mayan Ruins!

Here's what one site had to say:

FEEL FREE of racial tensions, rampant crime, daily pressures.
FEEL CONFIDENT that laws won't change at a whim. Belize has a long tradition of private property rights for everyone.
FEEL CONNECTED to the rest of the world with Belize's state-of-the-art telecommunications and efficient postal systems.

As for property appreciation, it has remained steady and strong, and yet there is still excellent value for your dollar. and .... Belize has no capital gains tax, no inheritance taxes, and a fixed currency exchange rate.

Property prices are unbelievable! You can buy 50 jungle/farm acres for $40,000 or if you want beach property, you can buy a 14 acre island for $13,000!

Now here's some more information I've found:

Wildlife consists of (but not limited to!) Howler monkeys, manatees, Frigatebirds, Iguanas, jaguar, ocelot, armadillo, tapir, macaw, toucan, parrots, egret. It's also home to rare orchids and rare species of palm.

If all goes well, we're going in mid-August to look at property! Hope you all want to move to Belize!