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7 Going on 8: Wonders of the World The Great Belize Blue Hole

Vote for the Great Belize Blue Hole as the 8th Wonder of the World
History has it that the seven wonders of the ancient world were chosen by the Greek historian, Herodotus some 2000 years ago and consisted of man’s greatest creations. In 1997 CNN listed their seven natural wonders of the world, which included aquatic, geological, and astrophysical sites. Then followed the seven wonders of the modern world that was announced in 2007 including manmade structures around the world. Recently, it was announced by VirtualToursit.com that an eight wonder would be added to the seven wonders of the modern world. […]

By George Stoyle|June 19th, 2013|Belize diving experience, best belize diving, blue hole, Diving in Belize, great blue hole, top diving, Travel Belize|2 Comments

Scuba Diving Magazine Recognizes Splash Belize Dive Center as Sea Hero of the Month

In its June 2012 publication, Scuba Diving magazine featured Patty Ramirez of Splash Dive Center as a Sea Hero recognizing the many efforts that the dive center has contributed to community building and awareness of the marine environment.

Since 2005, Splash Belize Dive Center has organized and led the Splash Kids Club which has engaged, over the years, about 70 young persons in the protection of Belize’s irreplaceable marine resources. These youths have benefited from free Open Water Diver certification and continuing education. Several have achieved Divemaster status, which as the first professional scuba diving level, puts them […]

By George Stoyle|November 1st, 2012|Belize Scuba diving, Diver, Diving in Belize, Scuba Diver Award Winner, Scuba Diver Magazine, Sea Hero|0 Comments

Pack Your Shorts, Sun Shades and a Camera for a Belize Winter Vacation!

Warm coats and heaters are never an option with a Belize winter vacation. In fact, all you need in this sub-tropical paradise is a pair of shorts, t-shirts, a pair of sandals, sun shades, sun block and a cold beer. Belize is the place where coconut palms and white sand beaches were born: where mother nature smiles happily after seeing her glorious creation of exquisite oceans, barrier reefs, atolls and rich rainforest. Belize is the place where the great Maya Civilization built their magnificent pyramids and where the Clovis Culture roamed more than 12,000 years ago according […]

By George Stoyle|September 1st, 2012|belize hotels, belize travel, Belize vacation, dive in belize, Diving in Belize, Family Travel, travel, Winter in Belize|0 Comments

Making a Belize Earth Day Reality in Placencia!

Southern Environmental Association (SEA) and Splash Dive Center observed the international Belize Earth Day, under the theme, Mobilize the Earth: Living Green, at Laughing Bird Caye National Park on April 29, 2012. More than 120 students from the community schools in Placencia and the surrounding area, friends of Splash volunteers and event organizers visited the World Heritage site for their seventh annual Earth Day Clean Up.

After the warm welcome and brief orientation on house rules, the elated volunteers got busy with their yearly tradition of garbage collection on the picturesque island. Students, teachers, organizers and friends of Splash Dive Center […]

By George Stoyle|May 31st, 2012|Belize, belize community project, belize diving, belize travel, clean up, Diving in Belize, earth day, placencia beach|0 Comments

The Best of Belize Whale Shark Diving!!

In Belize’s extraordinarily clear waters of the reef lives an amazing world of colorful limestone corals and incredible variety of fish and sea mammals. Coral cleaning Rainbow Parrotfish; bashful and brightly colored angel fish; territorial barracuda; lazy nurse sharks; inquisitive Nassau grouper; school of blue stripped grunt; and the ever graceful stingrays, eagle rays and manta rays are often seen. Bottle nosed dolphins, manatee, and sea turtles can also be seen by divers and snorkelers. The resplendent underwater scenery attracts divers from around the globe to enjoy the multicolor scenery. Consider the following and you’ll understand why Belize is one of […]

By George Stoyle|April 15th, 2012|belize diving, best diving, best snorkeling, best whale shark diving, dive in belize, Diving in Belize, placencia hotels, placencia tours, whale shark diving, whale shark tours|0 Comments

You Better Belize it! Paradise Is Here

Just 22 miles off the coast of Placencia, in the Central part of the Belize Barrier Reef, lay three tiny picturesque islands â€“ Silk Cayes with white sand beach, swaying coconut trees and crystal clear emerald seas. These Silk Cayes, also known as Queen Cayes, are the perfect postcard images that lure thousands of visitors each year for stunning snorkeling and sunning.

Silk Cayes,along with the Gladden Spit, was declared as a Marine Reserve in May 2000. Since 2003, this reserve has been established as a no take zone, a conch restoration zone, a whale shark and reef â€“ fish […]

By George Stoyle|January 18th, 2012|Belize Beaches, Belize vacation, Culture Belize, Diving in Belize, Placencia, Placencia Belize, Scuba Belize, Scuba Diving|0 Comments

Belize Maya Tours 2012: The Apocalypse or the New Era of higher Consciousness and Unity?

We are now only a couple weeks away from the year 2012, the year that some claim will bring about drastic changes in our way of life. Dire changes, some believe, will be in the form of an apocalypse while others believe will usher in a new era in our evolutionary human development in which we achieve higher levels of self awareness and overall spirituality. While no one really knows what happens next, we do know definitively that the acclaimed doomsday of December 21, 2012 marks the end of a cyclical long count period (every 5,125 years) in the Mayan […]

By George Stoyle|December 11th, 2011|Beaches and Belize, Belize, Belize Maya 2012, Diving in Belize, Maya 2012, Placencia Belize|0 Comments