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The article offers information on top 100 destinations selected by the 2014 Reader Choice Awards for scuba diving which includes Cayman Islands; Gladden Spit, Belize; and Riviera Maya, Mexico.

Describes Belize as a tourist and scuba diving destination.

Deals with the author's experience in diving in Belize.

Relates the diving experience on the dive sites in Belize aboard the MV Mondriaan. Ship wrecks and marine life at the Turneffe Islands; Long Caye, Half Moon Caye and the Great Blue Hole at the Lighthouse Reef Atoll.

Provides information on the diving sites in Ambergris Caye in Belize. Features of the site; Diving highlights; Atoll trips.

Provides information on the Rembrandt Van Rijn, a sailing ship in Belize. Background on the ship; Description of Belize City; Diving features of Belize. INSET: Belize facts.

Provides information on Belize Dive Connection, a diving operation company owned by Hugh Parkey. Details on the diving range offered by the company; Description of Belize; Diving features of the country. INSET: Reefs, ruins and rain forest.

Focuses on the Manta Resort in Belize, which offers various diving activities. Description of the resort; Information on the Glover's Reef Atoll, one of the coral atolls of Belize; Sites which divers are exposed to; Information on accommodations at the Manta Resort. INSETS: Travel and accomodations;Free Seaquest diver computer at Manta Resort.

Focuses on the ship FV Fantome, which is considered to be the flagship of the fleet offered by Windjammer dive cruises, while on a diving trip of Belize and the Bay Islands. Background information on the ship; Attractions of Windjammer cruises; Details on the different sites included in the dive; Contact information for Windjammer services.

Features Belize as a scuba-diving destination. Fault zones near the Belize Barrier Reef; Ambergris Caye as Belize's largest offshore island; Ramon's Village as the island's most popular dive resort; Shark-Ray Alley; Hol Chan Marine Park; Great Blue Hole of Belize; Belize atolls; Snorkeling at Turneffe Lagoon. INSETS: Getting there.;Traveler friendly.;Great blue hole.;Maya sites.

Features the Rembrandt Van Rijn live-aboard dive vessel, which offers a dive/cruise package from Belize. Dimensions of the ship; Key features; Capacity; Details of the dive package; Contact information.

Reports on availability of services for deep diving trips to Belize via Wave Dancer boats. Route; Amenities; Contact information.

Describes the Belize Aggressor III, a boat operated by the Aggressor Fleet Ltd. for diving expeditions along the Turneffe Island Atoll and the Lighthouse Reef Atoll in Belize. Physical features; Staterooms; Main deck; Diving amenities; Diving gear available; Site stopovers; Reservation information.

Features the attractions of Ambergris Cay in Belize. Geographical description of Ambergris Cay; Belize's barrier reef; History of Ambergris Cay; Transportation requirements on Ambergris; Dive operators; Travel information; Dive sites; Dive trips to Lighthouse Reef Atoll. INSET: Top trips from Ambergris..

Features Rum Point Inn as a Southern Belize retreat. Auriga as Rum Point Inn's flagship; Map of the island; Ambiance; History of Placencia.

Presents information on a dive vacation at Manta Resort, Glover's Reef, Belize. What the Manta Resort package entails; Information about the resort; Description of coral reefs in the area; Other island attractions; General information about the surrounding water temperatures and currents; Types of marine life found in the mid-depth and shallow reef areas.

Presents information on the Central American city Belize, and the diving sites in the country. Who diving in Belize is recommended for; Information on the diving island Ambergris Caye; Travel information for Belize; Information on the barrier reef in Belize.

Describes scuba diving among dancing Nurse Sharks and Southern Stingrays in Ambergris Caye, Belize. Traveling to Ambergris Caye; Diving in Shark-Ray Alley; Description of the Nurse Sharks; Amazing behavior patterns of sharks and stingrays; Accomodations for divers.

Describes the dive sites at Blackbird Caye Resort in Belize. Marine life and coral and reef formations at Coral Garden; Mangrove-lined lagoon; Guest activities; Meal accommodations; Guest services; Transportation and contact information.

Features the Turneffe Island Lodge in Turneffe, Belize. Accommodations and facilities; Dive operation; Backcountry fishing.

Features San Pedro Holiday Hotel in Ambergris Cay, Belize. Description of Ambergris Cay; Diving tourism; Hotel facilities; Dive sites.

Features the Coconuts Caribbean Hotel and the Belize Dive Center in Ambergris Cay, Belize. Features of the underwater environment; Services for divers and visitors; Contact information.

Focuses on Belize as an ideal skin diving destination. Localities; History; People; Sites for divers.

Narrates the author's diving experience in Belize while staying at the Rum Point Inn in Placencia. Menu of diving experiences and underwater adventures; Accommodations.

Narrates the author's experience during a diving trip in Belize aboard the Belize Aggressor II boat. Features of the boat; Accommodation; Diving sites.

Features the Manta IV custom dive vessel which operates exclusively from the Belize Dive Center, Amergis Caye. Scheduled route of the two-day offshore excursion; Contact information.

Describes the different attractions in the Blue Marlin Lodge in Belize. Barrier reef chain of islets; Brief description of the resort owner and manager; Description of the resort facilities; Vessels used in diving operations; Diving experiences of Martin Greene, dive operations manager; Encounter of different marine life during the diving expedition; Contact information.

Features the Ramon's Village, a guest hotel in Ambergris Caye, Belize. Mode of transportation; Scenic sites; Diving amenities.

Describes the dive site, Valley of the Rays, at Belize Dive Center in Ambergris Caye. Valley's underwater geology; Profile of Belize Islands; Diving boats for diving expeditions; Underwater scenery in Belize; Diving sites.

Features the Manta Resort in Belize. Natural attractions; Accommodations and amenities; Dive sites.

Describes Belize as a haven for scuba diving. Arrival; Where to go; Dive destinations; Atolls; Lighthouse reef atoll; Terrestrial adventures; Environmental sites. INSET: Belize facts..

Features Belize's Lighthouse Reef Resort. Geograhic isolation; Extent of diving area; Amenities; Transportation; Contact information.

Features Blackbird Caye Resort in Belize as a skin diving site. Transportation; Warm-up dive at Al's Hideout; Amenities.

Features the Turneffe Island Lodge, a resort on the private Turneffe Island off Belize. Lodge owner Dave Bennett; Island's conglomerate of mangrove channels and sandy flats; Resort's shift of emphasis from fishing to diving; Dive at a site called The Elbow.

Features the tourist destinations in Belize. Dive sites include the Ambergis Caye/M&M Caverns, Turnfee Islands/The Elbow, Lighthouse Reef/The Great Blue Hole, Glover's Reef/The Pinnacles and Placencia/Laughing Bird Caye; Land destinations include the Mountain Pine Ridge and Caracol, Belize Zoo, Baboon Sanctuary, New River Lagoon and Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary; Contact information.

Features the resort Ramon's Island in Ambergris Caye, Belize. Easy access to Belize Barrier Reef; Beach-front resort; Cottages and bungalows; Dive operation.

Presents information on diving in Belize.

Features the Blackbird Caye Resort in Turneffe Islands Atoll in Belize. Description of the resort location; Amenities of the resort; Recreational services offered. INSETS: Blackbird Resort facts;Belize facts.

Focuses on the offshore atolls to be found in Belize. Details on different atolls; Origin of the atolls; Estimated beginning of the ancient process contributing Belize's atoll development; Rich history which suggests a sense of isolation and remoteness when visiting the atolls; Details on the atolls in 1997; What can be seen on visiting the atolls; Details on the different dive sites there. INSET: Atoll's resorts & live-aboards..

Presents information on the Lighthouse Reef Resort in Belize. Description of the resort; Services offered at the resort; History on the resort; Contact information.

Features the sport of scuba diving in Belize. Description of Belize: Information on diving attractions.

Features Ramon's Village in Belize and provides information about the best diving sites in nearby Ambergris Caye. Existence of Nurse Sharks; Details about the Shark-Ray Alley diving site; Chan Marine Sanctuary; Contact information.

Provides information about the Belize Aggressor III boat, which offers skin diving tours off the coast of Belize. Description of Belize; Description of the ship's interiors; Diving sites; Contact information.

Features various dive adventures in Journey's End Caribbean Club Resort in Ambergris Caye, Belize. Interior designs and amenities; Dive operations; Dive sites; Itineraries; Tour packages; Charter services; Contact information.

Features the Blackbird Caye Resort on the Turneffe Islands Atoll in Belize. Description of the atoll; Dive environment in Belize; Marine life; Travel services to the area; Contact information.

Features the Turneffe Island Lodge in the Turneffe Islands, Belize. Interior designs and amenities; Tour packages; Dive operations; Itineraries; Dive sites; Charter services; Contact information.

Reports on the deep diving opportunities at the Turneffe Flats Resort in Turneffe, Belize. Popular diving sites; Amenities at the resort; Services; Contact information.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the experience of scuba diving at the Great Blue Hole in Belize City and offers information on several diving services available in Belize.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one about the loggerhead turtles in Belize and another about the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the U.S. in the August 2012 issue.