This is Placencia, Belize's booming beach town. Stretching across a 16-mile-long peninsula, Placencia offers a myriad of nature reserves and underwater sanctuaries along with postcard-perfect vistas.

Button Enhancement : Travel - Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort, Belize You won't have to worry about sleeping in a cramped hotel room at this resort near the beach town of Placencia – all of its ...

We spent one week in Belize and split our time between Ambergris Caye and the town of San Ignacio in the ... have loved to explore the cities of Placencia and Hopkins in the Stann Creek District ...

Otherwise, classic Belize experiences like guided adventure ... This resort, located near the beach town of Placencia, is all about waterfront tranquility – recent guests enjoyed how much ...

Here, the only town has two nightclubs ... get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. Belize takes an unusual approach to protecting its marine ecosystem: It encourages tourists ...

“It’s your best game.” Shark tourism is growing. Graham, in a 2002 study of whale shark visitors to the small Belize town of Placencia, estimated revenues of $3.7 million over a six-week perio ...

Every year, the tiny Central American nation throws an all-out bash in the name of its favorite dessert: chocolate. And from ...

An American man and possible U.S. military veteran hijacked a plane that was heading to a popular Belize tourist town. The plane was carrying 14 passengers and two crew members when the hijacker ...