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District of Belize
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Cayo district is the central inland region of Belize. It is the largest district in Belize.
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Belize Botanic Garden's is Belize's only botanic gardens. It is home to a large collection of native orchids, palms, medicinal plants, etc. There is a shuttle which leaves San Ignacio at 8AM and returns at 1PM and 4PM. For more information call 501-804-4500 or 501-824-3101.
The Orange Gallery is the largest gift-shop and local-art gallery in Belize, they have an incredible collection of jewelry, woodwork, ceramics, textiles, paintings, carvings and other things. There is also a restaurant and bar back behind the gift-shop where you can get free Wi-Fi.
The George Price Highway (previously called the Western Highway) cuts through the middle of Cayo, running from the Guatemalan border in the west all the way to Belize City in the east, via Belmopan.
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Renting a car provides maximum flexibility for exploring the district's spread-out sites.
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Taxis (identifiable by green license plates) operate throughout the main towns, especially around the central squares, bus terminals, and border crossing in Benque Viejo.
By organized tour
Because major wilderness destinations such as Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM Cave), Barton Creek, and Caracol require rough off-road driving, specialized gear, or licensed guiding by law, booking an…
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district capital
national capital
Hispanic town, near the Guatemalan border and Xunantunich ruins
Mayan burial site
Mayan ruins
Mayan ruins
Five Blues Lake National Park is on the border between the Stann Creek and Cayo districts of Belize. Read that name carefully: the park has a lake with five shades of blue, not five lakes all the same color ("Five Blue Lakes").
Mountain Pine Ridge is a roughly 400-km2 forest reserve in Cayo, Belize.
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