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Toledo District
Punta Gorda - (Population: 3,000 approximately)
Punta Gorda, is the southernmost town in the country, some 15 feet
above sea level. Although the town bears a Spanish name, its inhabitants
are mostly English-speaking. The people are of Garinagu (Black Carib) ,
East India and African stock.
Commencing as a little fishing settlement, Punta Gorda was the site
selected by a number of Garinagu settlers who moved over from Honduras in
1823. The town, established on the margin of the sea, is flanked by seven
hills announcing its northern commencement. There is a big promontory at
the southern end. Small-boat traffic is frequent between Punta Gorda and
the nearby ports of Barrios Jn Guatemala and Cortez in Honduras.
Communication with Belize City is by coastal boats, small aeroplanes, and
by the new, unpaved, Southern Highway a distance of 210 miles. A paved
road from Punta Gorda leads-inland for 21 miles to San Antonio and beyond
to a dozen Mayan villages.
A few miles from Punta Gorda is the site of the former Toledo
settlement where American Civil War refugees settled. Today the area
consists of two villages. Not far away is the important Mayan
archaeological centre of Lubaantun. Punta Gorda, once an isolated and little visited place, now has a
secondary school, three elementary schools, a cinema and public library.
It is the gateway to fertile lands, which have the capacity of producing
an abundance of rice, corn and livestock.
Cites, Towns and Villages in Toledo
- Punta Gorda.
- Monkey River Town.
- San Antonio.
Hotels in Toledo
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Fallen Stones Butterfly Ranch & Jungle
Lodge: In the remote southern
reaches of Belize, Fallen Stones provides comfort in the rainforest and a
base of operations for exploring the area. Maya ruins, jungle adventure,
butterflies and hundreds of birds await you.
Tourism and Tourist Attractions in Toledo
- Bladen River Nature Reserve
- Columbia Forest
- Sartoon National Park
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