BLUE NATIONAL PARK
Located just 12 miles southeast of Belmopan (Belize’s capital city), along the Hummingbird Highway, this 665-acre park has a lot to offer.
Adjacent to the parking area steps lead to a 15-foot deep pool that gives the park its name. The stairway leads down through the forest, and birds can often be seen resting on over-hanging vines.
In geological time, the pool itself was a stretch of underground river cave, but it lost its cover when the roof collapsed.
Enjoyed as favorite picnic and swimming spot with refreshing cold-water visitors can take their snorkel, to peer down into the eerie blue cavern to see where the water comes from. The park also has a small trail network, particularly good for birding because the forest canopy is low
BLUE NATIONAL PARK
Located just 12 miles southeast of Belmopan (Belize’s capital city), along the Hummingbird Highway, this 665-acre park has a lot to offer.
Adjacent to the parking area steps lead to a 15-foot deep pool that gives the park its name. The stairway leads down through the forest, and birds can often be seen resting on over-hanging vines.
In geological time, the pool itself was a stretch of underground river cave, but it lost its cover when the roof collapsed.
Enjoyed as favorite picnic and swimming spot with refreshing cold-water visitors can take their snorkel, to peer down into the eerie blue cavern to see where the water comes from. The park also has a small trail network, particularly good for birding because the forest canopy is low