The Deep South Travel Guide
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- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
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- Guidebooks
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Toledo District in the Deep South has Belize's only extensive, genuine rain forest, and its canopy of trees conceals a plethora of wildlife, including jaguars, margays, tapirs, and loads of tropical birds. The area's rich Mayan heritage is just being unearthed, with archaeologists at work at Pusilha, Nim Li Punit, Uxbenká, and elsewhere. Contemporary Maya—mainly Mopan and Ketchi—still live in villages around the district, as they have for centuries, along with the Garífuna, Creoles, East Indians, and others who constitute the Toledo population of about 30,000.
The Deep South Hotels
The entire Toledo District has only about 30 hotels, most of them in and around Punta Gorda. Most are small and owner-run. You can usually show up without...read more
The Deep South Restaurants
With relatively few tourists coming to the region, and most local residents unable to afford to eat out regularly, restaurants in Toledo often are here...read more
Things To Do in The Deep South
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in The Deep South
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