The second of the northern districts. Orange Walk lies next to both Mexico and Guatemala ; although it does not have an official border crossing into either. South is the district of Cayo. East is Belize . The terrain I Orange Walk is more of a forest savannah. A lot of its land, though, has been developed for the production of sugar cane similar to that of Corozal.
       The Orange Walk is mostly Spanish speaking, it is home of a number of Mennonite Villages such as Blue Creek and Shipyard. The Spanish speaking residents are descendents of the same Maya and Mestizo in the Coral district.
      A large portion of Orange Walk's rain forest is protected reserve under the Rio Bravo Conservation Project. Orange Walk also has several maya Ruins including La Milpa and Lamanai.
Things to do: • Altun Ha Mayan Ruin • Blue Creek (Mennonite Community) • Chetumal , Mexico
• Godoy's Orchid Garden • Lamanai Mayan Ruin • La Milpa Mayan Ruin • Rio Bravo Research Station

Getting There: Orange Walk Town is only 1 ½ hours from Belize City , however some of the lodges could be as 5 hours away.

 

 

 

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