Moving to Belize

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Those moving to Belize can expect lush vegetation, dirt roads, and, and friendly people.
Those moving to Belize can expect lush vegetation, dirt roads, and, and friendly people.
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Small cottage by a country road.
Small cottage by a country road.

Back last fall—when MOTHER EARTH NEWS still had a sister publication—LIFESTYLE! magazine published two articles on homesteading in the new Central American nation of Belize (formerly British Honduras). One result was the following comments by Roger Smith, which we’re passing on for the information of anyone who’s thinking of emigration to that little-known country.  


I read with interest the articles about Belize. I myself spent four months in that country’s Stann Creek District early in 1973, and thought I’d pass on a few additional points for anyone who’s interested in moving to Belize.

You should know, first of all, that the Belizean government is still very young and is plagued by political adolescence and lack of funds. With precedents now being set, the nation’s leaders are hesitant about making concrete decisions especially positive decisions. “No” is more easily defensible in their minds than “yes”.

This newness and uncertainty also makes the authorities highly sensitive to hostile comments. Personsespecially tourists hoping to establish permanent-resident statuswho criticize the government in public or to strangers are very apt to be shown the border in whatever they happen to be wearing at the time.

  • Published on Jul 1, 1974
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