Placencia in Belize Has the World’s Narrowest Street

Placencia Sidewalk Chabil Mar Belize ResortDid you know that Placencia has the world’s narrowest street?

The Guinness Book of World Records recognized the “Placencia Sidewalk” which was constructed over 30 years ago as a means of wheel barrowing fish without fighting through the sand as the narrowest street in the world.

The street which runs to the center of the village is lined with homes, coffee shops, hotels, guest houses and restaurants.

For those who do not know, Placencia Village sits at the tip of a 16–mile peninsula in Southern Belize and is the onlySigns of Placencia Village Chabil Mar Belize Resort place on mainland Belize that offers unspoiled white sand beaches. The village is also known locally as “Barefoot Perfect.”

Miles of natural sandy beach, a virgin mangrove–fringed lagoon, a wonderland of coral–studded cayes just off-shore, nearby jungle rivers (home to the howler monkey) and pristine rainforests, Garifuna, Creole and Maya cultures and ancient ruins, all within a short tour away, make Placencia the ideal destination for the intrepid traveler.

For more information about Placencia or Belize, you can chat with our Concierge at: concierge@chabilmarvillas.com or contact our Reservations Manager at: reservations@chabilmarvillas.com. Or perhaps you would like to call toll free from the US or Canada: 1-866-417-2377.

 

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5 Ways to Get Seduced by Belize

island-beach-630x392Parm Parmer, a freeland travel and food writer for Travel + Escape (T+E), Canada’s largest travel website recently published an article entitled “5 ways to get seduced by Belize” on T+E website.

Belize-musicians-630x420We do agree with Parm that once you visit Belize you will not want to go back home because Belize is truly a blissful paradise. With the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere that is ideal for snorkeling and diving, unspoiled rainforest for mountain biking or horseback riding, friendly people to have stimulating conversations, and delicious food from eclectic ethnic groups who would want to leave?

It was Parm’s third trip to Belize and it looks like she is now addicted to BELIZE.

She writes:

This former British colony bordered by Mexico to the north and Guatemala to the west and south may be a small country, but it has a diverse geography that includes the second largest barrier reef, a tropical rainforest that’s home to hundreds of species, ancient Maya ruins, miles of white sand beaches and hundreds of islands. How could one not fall in love with the intoxicating beauty of this country?”

Belize-market-630x431Belize is so diverse in its ethnic and cultural backgrounds due to its multi-cultural ethnic groups – Maya, Mestizo, Garifuna, Creole, Mennonite, East Indian and Chinese, she remarks.

She then goes to describe the Belize Barrier Reef as one of the world’s most famed sites for snorkeling and diving.

Read more about how to get seduced by Belize here: http://www.travelandescape.ca/2014/03/5-ways-get-seduced-belize/

All photos by Parm Parmer – Twitter @parmiep

 

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