Just to the southeast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, with Guatemala to the south and west, and the welcoming waters of the Caribbean Sea to the east, lies the Central American nation of Belize. Here ...

The reasons to visit Belize total far more than 10 and narrowing it down wasn’t easy. From afar, Belize’s appeal is all about the warm and clear blue waters of the Caribbean and the dense, wild ...

In 2011, doors were closing for former Henderson City Councilwoman Amanda Cyphers and her family. She had lost a 2009 bid for mayor, she didn’t have a job, and the mortgage payment on the family’s ...

Tucked away on the southeastern edge of the Yucatan Peninsula, bordered to the south and west by Guatemala and to the east by the glistening Caribbean Sea, is a country that calls out to adventurers ...

SAN IGNACIO, Belize -- At first, the 90-year-old Mayan shaman, last of Belize's great medicine men, would not accept the American woman. But Rosita Arvigo persisted. The former hippie had lived in a ...

Belize is famous for its rich biodiversity and alluring beaches, but the Central American country also is home to deeply rooted cultural groups with unique traditions and languages. The New Orleans ...

One of the many reasons this is a bad idea is that the nearest town — Rachel, Nevada — has a population of 54, no gas station, and a single 10-room hotel. Meaning the locals of the small rural town ...

SAN PEDRO, Belize — Needle-nosed ballyhoo fish leap from the water, lured by the wake as Capt. Bobby Halliday motors off Ambergris Caye. The turquoise waters here are so clear you can see blades of ...

Father Brian celebrates the funeral of a parishioner of St. Martin de Porres Roman Catholic Church in Belize City. (Photo provided by author) Father Brian is a man of patience, a key quality for the ...