BLUE MORPHO TOURS
Belize City is known to be the commercial and business center of the country with all the large corporate buildings and shopping centers in the area. It was once the capital of Belize before it was destroyed by Hurricane, after which the new capital city of Belmopan was built. Today Belize City is rich with culture and history as we learned on our city tour with Belize Blue Morpho Tours. While it’s a great place for souvenir shopping and some local dining, one of the most popular activities to do in the city is to go sightseeing on a city tour. We recommend Belize Blue Morpho Tours for this experience.
We traveled around the city in a comfortable, air-conditioned van with our guide, Carlos from Belize Blue Morpho Tours. He was very informative and entertaining as he pointed out important buildings and landmarks, telling the history of Belize City from the colonial days to present day. A drive with Carlos is like a journey back in time to the days when the British empire ruled British Honduras, the impact of slavery in developing Belize’s culture, reliving the struggles and perseverance through natural disasters, the building of a proud nation and the struggles for independence. These stories are captured in the buildings, landmarks, and people you will encounter in Belize City on a tour with Carlos. His stories are so captivating that you will wish you could spend an entire day with him.
There are too many stories to recount on this blog, but we’ll share a few interesting highlights as told by Carlos. The first building that Carlos pointed out to us was an old brick building, now housing department stores - one named Tropicana Store.
He explained to us that the building was constructed from “ballast” bricks, which were bricks that the colonial ships would bring from Europe to balance the ship. These bricks were then left in the colony so the ships could take back logwood, and so the settlers would use them to erect buildings.
We traveled around the city in a comfortable, air-conditioned van with our guide, Carlos from Belize Blue Morpho Tours. He was very informative and entertaining as he pointed out important buildings and landmarks, telling the history of Belize City from the colonial days to present day. A drive with Carlos is like a journey back in time to the days when the British empire ruled British Honduras, the impact of slavery in developing Belize’s culture, reliving the struggles and perseverance through natural disasters, the building of a proud nation and the struggles for independence. These stories are captured in the buildings, landmarks, and people you will encounter in Belize City on a tour with Carlos. His stories are so captivating that you will wish you could spend an entire day with him.
There are too many stories to recount on this blog, but we’ll share a few interesting highlights as told by Carlos. The first building that Carlos pointed out to us was an old brick building, now housing department stores - one named Tropicana Store.
He explained to us that the building was constructed from “ballast” bricks, which were bricks that the colonial ships would bring from Europe to balance the ship. These bricks were then left in the colony so the ships could take back logwood, and so the settlers would use them to erect buildings.
A friend once said:
“If you love what you are doing, then you have never worked a day in your life...” a statement I must say is very true. I have been in the tourism industry for over 13 years. For the first five years I worked strictly with tours coming off the cruise ship. I found the love for the industry that I wanted to offer clients my flare of fun, entertainment while giving them knowledge about our country. So I decided to start Belize Blue Morpho Tours & Services. |
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