Which has better beaches Belize or Costa Rica?

While Belize is known for its abundance of marine life and calm waters for snorkeling and diving along the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica is better known for its fabulous surfing along the Pacific Ocean in popular beach towns like Santa Teresa and Nosara.



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Nature. More than half of Belize is a protected nature reserve, park, or animal reserve. Enjoy spotting rare avian species or some of Central America's last remaining big cats as you travel through breathtakingly beautiful rainforests, jungles, wetlands, beaches, mountains, and rivers.

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Cancun is a package destination resort enclave, whereas Belize is a country with a diverse culture, rainforest, many islands in the Caribbean, Maya ruins, caves and much more. Belize is a little more like Jamaica, though its population is much more diverse.

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Worst Times to Visit Belize If you want to avoid the rain, steer clear of Belize from June through November, which is when hurricane season intersects the rainiest months of the year.

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On the Caribbean coast, the Puerto Viejo area has some of the most beautiful beaches in all of Costa Rica! One of those is Playa Cocles in the Southern Caribbean Coast, 4 kilometers from Puerto Viejo.

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One of the largest and most popular beach and surf towns in Costa Rica is Tamarindo in the Guanacaste region. Shops, tour operators, and restaurants are only a short walk from the beach. Most everything in the beach town of Tamarindo can be explored on foot.

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The best time to visit Costa Rica is between December and April, when the weather is at its driest and brightest. We'd also recommend traveling in the country's green season, from May to June or in November.

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