The Cayo District
"Perhaps the most lush and scenic area of Belize" The
Cayo District is approximately
65 miles west of Belize City. It is the country's second
largest district, with a population of approximately fifty-four
thousand people. The Cayo District is the Belizean
western frontier (you'll be able to do more horseback riding
here than in any other part of the country). It's reached via the
Western Highway, which begins on the outskirts of Belize City at the
intersection of Central American Boulevard and Cemetery Road. A one-hour
ride from Belize City gets you to the capitol
city of Belmopan, whose
downtown market area is a pulsating, thriving bus terminal with connections
to every part of Belize. Both English
and Spanish are widely
spoken in Cayo.
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