Hey friends, family, and fellow travel enthusiasts.
This is the first blog article that I will be writing, but it definately wont be my last. The group had the great opportunity to visit the town of Orange Walk in the northern region of Belize for 5 days. The group took part in their major research project (Rapid Rural Assessment) during these 5 days. During this time the group was fully immersed into the community, particpating in local cultural and heritage events, speaking with community residents and setting up formal interviews with a diverse cross section of the business community.
The community of Orange Walk is in the beggining stages of implementing tourism development into the social fabric of their economy. There is great potential for this community in the tourism industry as is has a great variety of cultural, and natural resources to share with its visitor. When travelling to Orange Walk, I would suggest to stay for longer then 1 day, check out the boat trip too the Lamania ruins, take part in the Saturday BBQ in the town centre, and have a cold cervesa on the patio at the Lamanai Riverside Resort.
Orange Walk has all the travel ammenties that you are looking for, and include options for accomodation and dining. There are also plenty of grochery stores, internet cafe outlets, and banks within the town which make a convenience of the traveller. When looking for a place to stay check out Hotel del le Feunte, great accomodations and service, and is strongly reccommended.
All the best, take care, safe travels; untill next time
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