We just returned from a week in Belize. As a tourist destination it's known primarily as a diving destination. Belize has the longest stretch of the Mesoamerican Reef, which is shares with Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. This is the 2nd largest reef in the world, after the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.
The most famous dive site in Belize, explored by Jacques Cousteau, is the Blue Hole. The fish life there isn't actually the main attraction. Cousteau discovered that it is a collapsed cave. The bottom is at about 400 feet of depth, which is far too deep for recreational divers. We went to about 130 feet down (plenty deep) where there is an overhang of the original cave ceiling. There you swim among 30 foot long stalactites. It is positively otherworldly.
Looks divine! Glad to see you're enjoying your time away from the workaday world.
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