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"If the world had any ends, [Belize] would
certainly be one of them. It is not on the way from anywhere to anywhere
else. It has no strategic value. It is all but uninhabited." -Aldous Huxley |
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Huxley would be surprised
by today's world. If he were suddenly transported here tomorrow, he might
be on his way to Belize the day after. Perhaps for the very reasons he
stated but with a different value placed on them. Belize is terrific! Belize
is like nowhere else in the entire world and there is nothing with which
to compare it. It is as Huxley called it, exactly and to the letter. Ah,
but what he said yesterday sounds so great today. |
Belize is everything Costa
Rica is purported to be. For people looking for a young unspoiled nation,
Belize has to be one of the choicest expatriate destinations imaginable.
The language is English. The people are friendly. The government is an
absolute anomaly for Central America. It is a true democracy, operating
under the parliamentary system it adopted from Great Britain (which until
1981 upheld Belize in colonial status.) There is absolute freedom of the
press. Little, if any serious corruption. An intelligent attitude towards
business and an absolutely astounding respect for ecology. It is in our
opinion a world leader in its efforts to create a balance between tourism
and sound principals of ecology.
There are few countries
towards whom we feel a greater degree of respect. Its tiny population is
numerically less than many of the world's cities. (Note that while the
country of El Salvador consists of approximately the same land area as
Belize, El Salvador contains thirty times as many people; with an overall
population of almost six million people compared with Belize's 200,000.
) Yet despite its small population Belize manages to attract the worlds
attention for its modern attitudes, stable government and respectful treatment
of its indigenous peoples. |
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Good telecommunications,
a great environment, real estate prices that are significantly lower than
that of Costa Rica, the best diving in the world, the second biggest barrier
reef in the world, a growing offshore tax haven sector, offshore corporate
services, developing offshore banking practices, a soon to be established
airport free trade zone, an international airport, an established free
trade zone at the border-city of Chetumal, close proximity to Cancun, an
archeological storehouse of Mayan Ruins (some still not totally explored),
a polyglot culture that lives in harmony, proximity to Mexico and the United
States, (the fact that we can actually drive from Belize to the United
States has some positive values,) a series of Cayes (islands) some of which
are available for purchase at prices that are so reasonable they make you
want to pack your bags and catch the next plane.
It is difficult to think
of a better destination for the expatriate seeking a new home in an unspoiled
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