Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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(2 miles), Philip Goldson Highway (Northern Hwy) to Nohmul (11 miles), Corozal (30 miles) & Mexican Border (39 miles)
ORANGE WALK
0
metres
200
0
yards
200
Independence
Plaza
2
Police
station
2
Banquitas House
of Culture
GUYAN
A STREET
1
2
Bus terminal
3
3
Market
Buses to
Belize City &
Corozal
Buses to
Copper Bank
Central
Park
Palacio
Municipal
(Town Hall)
Fire
station
Scotia
Bank
Belize
Bank
4
N
5
4
Gas
Station
ACCOMMODATION
D'Victoria Hotel
Hotel de la Fuente
Lamanai Riverside Retreat
Orchid Palm Inn
St Christopher's Hotel
EATING AND DRINKING
El Establo Bar & Grill
Nahil Mayab
Panificadora la Popular
Paniscea Restaurant
5
2
4
3
1
1
4
3
2
Philip Goldson Highway (Northern Hwy) to Belize City (55 miles)
banquitas
in the name refer to the little benches in a riverbank park, used for
generations by courting couples and for simply relaxing on warm evenings. There's still
a leafy park here, as well as an amphitheatre for outdoor performances, but the
highlights are in the main building, a renovated former market. The permanent exhibit
charts the history of Orange Walk District from Maya times to the present. Glass cases
contain artefacts from local Maya sites, along with maps and drawings of the sites
themselves. Other panels display archival materials documenting the stories of
logwood, mahogany and
chicle
, which tell of the boom-and-bust cycles of extracting
natural resources.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
ORANGE WALK
By plane
Tropic Air (see p.23) flies twice daily (8am &
1.30pm) from San Pedro to Orange Walk (20min), but it's
important to call ahead as there may be fewer services in
low season. The Tower Hill airstrip lies about 1.5 miles
south of town; there are no buses, so you'll have to walk
or catch a taxi.
By bus
Most buses drop off and pick up just west of Central
Park. Northbound buses depart roughly every hour (daily
5.30am-7.30pm) from Belize City to Corozal (2hr 30min),
stopping at Orange Walk (1hr 30min).
