The Southern Coast Places

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Dangriga
With a population of around 12,000, Dangriga is the largest town in the south and the home of the Garífuna or Black Caribs, as they're also known (though some view the latter term as a remnant of... (more)
Hopkins Village
Hopkins is an intriguing Garífuna coastal village of about 1,000 people, halfway between Dangriga and Placencia. Garífuna culture is more accessible here than in Dangriga. Hopkins has the... (more)
Maya Beach
Dusty in dry weather and a muddy slop after rains, the largely dirt road that runs 25 mi (41 km) from the Southern Highway to Placencia Village is the only artery down the peninsula. Beginning at Riversdale—about... (more)
Placencia
On a sheltered half-moon bay with crystal-clear water and almost 3 mi (5 km) of palm-dotted white sand, this fishing village is straight out of a Robert Louis Stevenson novel. Founded by pirates, the community... (more)
Seine Bight
Like Placencia, its Creole neighbor to the south, Seine Bight is a small coastal fishing village. It may not be for long, though, as Placencia's resorts are stretching north to and through this Garífuna... (more)

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