http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/BelizeFind stories, videos, and photos about Belize from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:58:53 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/HEALTH/10/28/floating.doctors.sailboat/tztop.floating.docs3.cnn.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Belize14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Belize from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/floating.doctors.sailboat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/floating.doctors.sailboat/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe dream started inside a gray canvas backpack.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/04/zane.lamprey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/04/zane.lamprey/index.html#cnnSTCTextCoagulated sheep's blood. Pig knuckles. Snake bile. Fried crickets. Sound like ingredients you might see bubbling away in a caldron, right?Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/02/unesco.world.heritage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/02/unesco.world.heritage/index.html#cnnSTCTextIntrepid travelers have a few more destinations to add to their list of must-sees after the annual update of The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/01/hurricane.season.schneider/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/01/hurricane.season.schneider/index.html#cnnSTCTextToday's not only the first of the month or the start of the summer season meteorologically: It's the first day of hurricane season 2009.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/03/26/four.travel.rules/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/03/26/four.travel.rules/index.html#cnnSTCTextA recent "World for $1" promotion by LastMinuteTravel.com promised a room "in any of our 15,000 hotels" for $1 a night. The only catch? You had to book them during a specified 15-minute window.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/03/medical.imaging.device/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/03/medical.imaging.device/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Debbie Gordon and her fellow health-care mission workers go to Belize, there's just so much they can do to treat people in the remote village of Gales Point.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/somalia.pirate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/18/somalia.pirate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPirates holding a ship full of tanks and ammunition off the coast of Somalia are likely to be paid millions of dollars in ransom within days, senior U.S. military officials said.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/10/27/belize.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/10/27/belize.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe big green moray eel stares at me, coming out of his hideaway in the reef, as if to say, "Go away! I don't want to play!Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847064,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1847064,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt may have looked like just another sluggish freighter, but the Faina's cargo of tanks put the buccaneers in the eye of an international stormFri, 03 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844914,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844914,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBuccaneers seize ships almost daily off the coast of Somalia, but the booty doesn't usually include enough T-72s to equip a tank battalionFri, 26 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/26/ship.tanks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/26/ship.tanks/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Ukrainian ship carrying tanks and ammunition has been seized by pirates off the coast of Kenya, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry told CNN.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/14/news/companies/recruiting_the_new_generation/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/14/news/companies/recruiting_the_new_generation/index.htmWhen it comes to recruiting the Millennial Generation, it isn't only about salary ... it's about community service.Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/07/28/destination.weddings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/07/28/destination.weddings/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour-year-old Grace Layman, decked out in full frilly flower girl regalia, excitedly led her smiling surprise guest to the separate kids' party she was hosting at her dad's wedding reception. Mickey Mouse wowed everyone -- grown-ups too.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/07/20/tropical.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/07/20/tropical.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextTropical Storm Dolly headed toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday evening while Tropical Storm Cristobal skirted the North Carolina's Outer Banks and headed away from the coast.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/07/11/hurricane.bertha/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/07/11/hurricane.bertha/index.html#cnnSTCTextA tropical storm watch was issued Friday for Bermuda as Hurricane Bertha moved closer to the Atlantic island, causing swells and high turf on its beaches.Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/07/10/hurricane.bertha/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/07/10/hurricane.bertha/index.html#cnnSTCTextHurricane Bertha, weakened once again to a Category 1 storm, was causing large swells and high surf on Bermuda beaches Thursday.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/07/09/bertha/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/weather/07/09/bertha/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season barely remained at hurricane strength Wednesday, but forecasters said it is expected to intensify a bit over the next couple of days.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/07/08/hurricane.bertha/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/07/08/hurricane.bertha/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season lost strength throughout Tuesday, dropping to a Category 1 storm with top wind speeds of 80 mph by late in the day, the National Hurricane Center reported.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/31/ts.arthur/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/31/ts.arthur/index.html#cnnSTCTextTropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2008 Atlantic season, formed Saturday near the coast of Belize, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/05/14/belize/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/05/14/belize/index.html#cnnSTCTextMick Fleming arrived by dugout canoe; Lucy Fleming on horseback a day later.Thu, 15 May 2008 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/05/05/lw.spouse.change.drastic/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/05/05/lw.spouse.change.drastic/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn 1989, Nancy Tiemann was 36 and living in Austin, Texas, with her husband, Tom. "We were both desperately in need of a getaway," says the one-time banking officer. When Tom suggested they join a boat trip to Belize chartered by a group of nudists, Nancy was horrified.Mon, 05 May 2008 13:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/11/06/inn.out/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/11/06/inn.out/index.html#cnnSTCTextYour next hotel might not be a hotel. It could be a condo, a rental apartment or a home.Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/pf/college/wang_college_sept.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/19/pf/college/wang_college_sept.moneymag/index.htmTo improve her chances of getting into a good college, Caitlin Pickavance, a 17-year-old high school senior from Danville, Calif., has been working with a private college coach since her freshman year (cost: $800).Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/weather/09/03/storm.felix/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/weather/09/03/storm.felix/index.html#cnnSTCTextHurricane Felix increased in strength in the early hours of Tuesday as it barreled toward Central America, where it is expected to come ashore along the Nicaragua-Honduras border.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1658462,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1658462,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHurricane Felix strengthened into a dangerous Category 5 storm Sunday and churned its way into the open waters of the Caribbean Sea Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/20/hurricane.dean/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/20/hurricane.dean/index.html#cnnSTCTextHurricane Dean burgeoned into a Category 5 storm -- capable of inflicting catastrophic damage when it makes landfall early Tuesday. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/19/storms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/19/storms/index.html#cnnSTCTextHurricane Dean battered the southern coast of Jamaica with heavy rains and surf as its eye passed offshore late Sunday, apparently sparing the Caribbean island the worst of its 145 mph winds.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/18/real_estate/hottest_foreign_second_home_markets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/18/real_estate/hottest_foreign_second_home_markets/index.htmAmericans have never taken much to living abroad, at least not to the same degree the British have. Some 5.5 million Brits, about 10 percent of that nation's total population, now live as expatriates, with 200,000 more every year.Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/30/if.you.go/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/30/if.you.go/index.htmlTen things to keep in mind on your trip to Belize:Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/11/30/belize/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/11/30/belize/index.htmlTime is an abstract concept on Ranguana Cay. It's useless anyway on a 2-acre sand spit in the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Central America. Here, salt-baked sands bleach under a constant white sun; if not for its movement from one side of the hammock to the other, you might never know the day has passed until it's just you, the moon and the faint lights of Honduras to the south.Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:05:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/17/8358043/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/17/8358043/index.htmESCAPISTS DAYDREAM ABOUT them; James Bond's enemies use them for evildoing; most of us spend a week or two on one of them every chance we get. No wonder: Islands are both a natural fortress--especi...Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/09/01/8277756/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/09/01/8277756/index.htmIf you want to take a photo class in another medium, the Jim Church School of Underwater Photography, based in Miami, is the only school that uses live-aboard boats from the Aggressor fleet, specia...Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/18/official.english/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/18/official.english/index.htmlIt's official in Zimbabwe and Belize, but not in the United States. This country is a notable exception to the 51 nations in which English is an official language. But a new bill in Congress aims to change that.Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/11/01/8188880/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/11/01/8188880/index.htmAlmost every popular vacation destination has a secret season. It's the little-known sweet spot between peak travel season, when a place is overrun with tourists and sky-high prices, and the off-se...Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/30/commentary/everyday/valentines_sahadi/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/30/commentary/everyday/valentines_sahadi/index.htmI'm often accused of being a romantic, but the truth is my inner pragmatist gets the upper hand at least 65 percent of the time.Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/10/01/328675/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/10/01/328675/index.htmEveryone--or at least everyone who likes luxurious ocean voyages--was talking about the impossibly low cruise fares earlier this year. The cruise industry had built ships at a steady clip in the pa...Tue, 01 Oct 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2002/09/20/pf/saving/travel/q_cruising_specialty/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2002/09/20/pf/saving/travel/q_cruising_specialty/index.htmThere are dozens of special-interest cruises these days, focusing on subjects as wide-ranging as spy craft (with lectures by former intelligence agents), solar eclipses and golf. We can't even scratch the surface here. For a more comprehensive list, try www.cruise-news.com.Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/01/22/295562/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/01/22/295562/index.htmI'll admit it. Ever since watching Gilligan's Island, I've had a secret fantasy. (No, it has nothing to do with Tina Louise.) I've dreamed of being marooned on a tropical island--draped in palm fro...Mon, 22 Jan 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290640/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290640/index.htmExotic offshore trusts may seem like an alluring way to shelter your money from income taxes. But watch out: The island on Survivor was less treacherous. Mon, 30 Oct 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/03/01/274026/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/03/01/274026/index.htmSCUBA PACKAGE Diving in Belize. Home to the second longest barrier reef in the world, Belize is a scuba enthusiast's dream. If you travel by April 30, Capricorn Leisure will fly you into the coasta...Wed, 01 Mar 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/11/01/88408/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/11/01/88408/index.htmWith more than 100,000 berths to be filled in 1994, cruise lines are offering discounts of up to 30% to vacationers who book early. "Demand is strong," reports Larry Fishkin of the Cruise Line, a M...Mon, 01 Nov 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/01/01/87052/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/01/01/87052/index.htmWelcome to a year of fabulous travel bargains. Business has been lackluster throughout 1991, with occupancy rates at U.S. resorts now hovering at 66%, down from 69% in 1990, and with business trave...Wed, 01 Jan 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/12/73190/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/12/73190/index.htmOnce the exclusive domain of macho-suicidal types who watched Sea Hunt on television and dreamed of wrestling with giant octopuses, scuba diving is . growing fast as a national recreation. About 40...Mon, 12 Mar 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/01/70168/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/01/70168/index.htmNathan Hale died for it. Now you can buy it: citizenship. Though civics teachers still uphold it as priceless, it can be had legally for as little as $25,000 in Belize. For only a few hundred thous...Mon, 01 Feb 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/05/25/69084/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/05/25/69084/index.htmThe wandering bargeload of Long Island garbage that took an unexpected Caribbean cruise recently was no anomaly. The U.S. is rapidly running out of safe dump sites, and stiff government regulations...Mon, 25 May 1987 04:01:00 EDT