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  • The Belize Handbook, Chicki Mallan, Moon Publications, Inc., Chico, Calif. 3rd ed. 1995, 363 pp., ISBN 1-56691-030-7. US $15.95 (paperback). Best all-around travel guidebook for Belize visitors of diverse interests and budget levels, extensive hotel information and basic tourism information.
  • Belize--A Natural Destination, Richard Mahler and Steele Wotkyns, John Muir Publications, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 3rd Edition, 1995, 326 pp. ISBN 1-56261-221-2. US $16.95 (paperpack). Emphasizes ecotourism, natural and social history and environmental issues.
  • Guatemala, Belize & Yucatan--La Ruta Maya, Tom Brosnahan, Lonely Planet Publications, Berkeley, California. 1994. 507 pp, 74 pp specifically on Belize. ISBN 0-86442-220-2. US $16.95 (paperback). General travel guidebook with emphasis on Mayan history and information about Mayan ruin sites.
  • Adventuring in Belize, Eric Hoffman, Random House, 1994. Order # G2658. General travel guidebook. 416 pp. ISBN 087165927. US $15.
  • Adventure Guide to Belize, by Harry Pariser, Hunter Books, 1995. Comprehensive travel guide to Belize, 365 pages. ISBN 1-55650-647-3, US $14.95. Hunter Publishing, 300 Raritan Parkway, Edison, NJ 00818 (908) 665-4829. Email: vudu@Catch22.com
  • Diving Belize, by Ned Middleton, AquaQuest Publications, 1994. ISBN 1-881652-01-7. $18.95. Focusses on scuba diving in Belize, detailed information on 100 dive locations, many beautiful underwater photos. Not much hotel or basic tourist information.
  • Insight Guide to Belize, APA Publications, 1995. ISBN 0-395-71053-7, 332 pp., distributed in US by Houghton Mifflin Co., 222 Berkeley St., Boston, Mass. 02116-3764. One of the popular Insight Guides to… series. Unlike most travel guides, the Insight Guide has extensive sections on Belizean history, sociology and culture, and also the best and largest collection of beautiful color photos, though it has less extensive hotel information than the Belize Handbook. More than just a traveler's guidebook.
  • The New Key to Belize, by Stacey Ritz. Ulysses Press. 2d 3d., 1995, 209 pp. ISBN 1-56975-034-3. US$14.95.
  • Rough Guide to Guatemala and Belize, by Mark Whatmore and Peter Eltringham, 3rd ed. 1996, 512 pp. US$14.95, also covers Bay Islands of Honduras

Sociology, Culture and Politics of Belize

  • Inside Belize--The Essential Guide to its Society, Economy and Environment, Tom Barry, The Inter-Hemispheric Education Resource Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico. First Edition, 1992, 193 pp. $15.00 (paperback) ISBN 0-911213-39-2. Political history, foreign relations, economy, sociology, environment of Belize.
  • Insight Guide to Belize. See description above in travel guides section.

Personal Travel Journals

  • The Temple of the Jaguar:Travels in the Yucatan--a Personal Journey of Hope and Renewal, Donald G. Schueler, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, California. 1993, 253 pp (63 pp on Schueler's experiences in Belize). ISBN 0-87156-651-6. US $25.00
  • Time Among the Maya, Ronald Wright, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, New York. 1989.

Retirement Guides

  • Belize Retirement Guide, Bill and Claire Gray. ISBN 1-880862-46-8. 3rd ed. 1995. 139 pp, US$19.95. Aimed at would-be expats.

Belizean Natural Healing

  • Sastun--My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer, Rosita Arvigo with Nadine Epstein and Marilyn Yaquinto, Harper San Francisco. 1994, 192 pp. ISBN 0-06-250255-7. US $22.00. Link here to read about Dr. Rosita Arvigo, the Panti Trail and Ix Chel Farms.
  • Rainforest Remedies: One Hundred Healing Herbs of Belize, Rosita Arvigo and Michael Balick, Lotus Press, Tin Lakes, Wisconsin. 1993, 221 pp. ISBN 0-914955-13-6. US $9.95 (paperback).

Belizean Flora and Fauna

Magazines about Belize Published in the U.S.

  • Belize First, Lan Sluder, Equator Travel Publications, 280 Beaverdam Road, Candler, North Carolina 28715. Published bi-monthly. Best Belize magazine available. Emphasizes information of interest to the visitor or potential expatriate, no commercial advertising. Subscription US $29 per year. Email: 74763.2254@compuserve.com or LSluder374@aol.com
  • Belize Currents, Belize Currents, Ltd., Memphis, Tenn. Published bi-monthly. Travel, business, glossy photos, lots of advertising.

Books and Magazines Published in Belize

The books, magazines and newspapers listed below can be obtained in gift shops and/or local bookstores in Belize, or at the Belize International Airport gift shop. You can also purchase most of the travel guides listed above in Belize. Some Belizean magazines and newspapers can be obtained via subscription in the US, Canada, and elsewhere.

Road Guides

  • Emory King's 1994 Driver's Guide to Beautiful Belize, Emory King, Tropical Books. Published annually. Mile by mile road guide to all sections of Belize, with maps. US $7.50.

Flora and Fauna

  • A Belizean Rain Forest: The Community Baboon Sanctuary (see description in first section above).
  • Jungle Walk: Birds and Beasts of Belize, Katie Stevens, Angelus Press, Belize City, 1989.

Belizean History and Culture

  • Warlords and Maize Men, Byron Foster. Cubola Publications, Belize City, 1989.
  • The Baymen's Legacy: A Portrait of Belize City, Byron Foster, Cubola Productions, Belize City, 1987.
  • Creole Proverbs of Belize, Cubola Publications, Belize City, 1989.
  • The Little World of Danny Vasquez, Emory King, Tropical Books.

Belizean History, Politics, Economics and Sociology

  • "Thirteen Chapters of A History of Belize," by Assad Shoman, Angelus Press, 1st Ed. December, 1994, Second Printing, January 1995.
  • Inside Belize (see description in first section above)
  • Colonialism and Resistance in Belize: Essays in Historical Sociology, O. Nigel Bolland, Cubola Productions, 1988.
  • Party Politics in Belize: 1950-1986, Assad Shoman, Cubola Productions, 1987.
  • SPEAR Studies on Belize Conference Reports, Society for the Promotion of Education and Research, published annually since 1989.
  • The Constitution as Supreme Law: A Manual on the Constitution and Your Rights, Campbell Smith and Charlie Chavannes, Society for the Promotion of Education and Research. 1992.

Investment/Retirement Guides

Novels, Short Stories and Poetry

  • Under The Shade, Kathleen Levy Esquivel, 1994. Novel about a young Belizean woman who infiltrates a ring of drug traffickers to find her missing brother (author is First Lady of Belize).
  • Beka Lamb, Zee Edgell. Novel about a young girl growing up in Belize.
  • In Times Like These, Zee Edgell. Novel about a young woman who gets caught up in political turmoil in pre-Independence Belize.
  • On Heroes, Lizards and Passion, Zoila Ellis. Poetry. Cubola Productions, Belize City.
  • Shots From the Heart: Three Young Belizean Poets. Cubola Productions, Belize City.

Magazines

  • Belize Review. General interest, ecotourism. Published bi-monthly. US $6 per issue; US subscription price is $36 per year. Link here to Belize Review June/July, 1994 article by Emory King on Cuba trip.
  • Belize Today. Free magazine published monthly by the Belize Information Service, an agency of the Belizean government. Current events, economy, sociology, health, short stories, government activities.
  • Belize Network, a monthly magazine about Belize available by subscription anywhere. Of special interest to Belizeans living abroad, current or would-be investors or expatriates

Newspapers

  • Amandala, independent weekly newspaper.
  • Belize Times, weekly PUP newspaper.
  • The Guardian weekly UDP newspaper.
  • The Reporter, independent weekly newspaper .
  • The San Pedro Sun, weekly Ambergris Caye newspaper. Foreign subscriptions available at $40 for 6 months. Email mailto://sanpdrosun@btl.net

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