Words & Tricks

Travel to the Yucatan, Belize or Costa Rica

If you’ve been debating a trip to the tropics this Winter, I can offer some advice about countries that I’ve visited. Mexico (specifically the Yucatan Peninsula), Belize, and Costa Rica.

I hope these articles are helpful to you in choosing your destination. It’s by no means an exhaustive list of what I learned during my trips. So, please, ask questions in the comments section, or send me an email at chris [at] chrispommier.com, and I’ll answer your questions as quickly and thoroughly as I can.

Where to?
How to choose a tropical destination

• Three Things I learned in Belize, plus One
• 4 differences between Belize and Costa Rica

What to visit while you’re there.
Example Itineraries

• You Better Belize It!
• Belize Itinerary, with Pictures
• Our Costa Rica itinerary and some highlights from our trip

Nearby Belize: Cancun, and Cozumel
Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

• Cancun International Airport to Playa del Carmen
• Playa del Carmen and Cozumel

A view from the tropics:
Pictures and photos!

Costa Rica, 2008
585 photos

Rainforest
277 photos

Reef
39 photos

Ruins
97 photos

Further Reading on Words & Tricks

• Belize Itinerary, with Pictures (6)
• You Better Belize It! (1)
• 4 differences between Belize and Costa Rica (4)
• Playa del Carmen and Cozumel (3)
• Cancun International Airport to Playa del Carmen (1)

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4 differences between Belize and Costa Rica

While Jonah and I braved the winding mountain roads above Arenal Lake on our way to Monteverde, I couldn’t help but think back to our travels in Belize a year ago. I’m admittedly biased against tropical vacations, and I’m easily distracted. Put those two traits together and I found myself wondering, what the hell was I doing here? Didn’t I see this palm tree last year? I swear, didn’t I hear that same bird in Belize?

To take my mind off the dizzying drop to my left, I listed a few of the differences between the two destinations. Our van dipped and lurched and clambered into the foothills as I counted … More »

Further Reading on Words & Tricks

• Travel to the Yucatan, Belize or Costa Rica (0)
• Three Things I learned in Belize, plus One (0)
• Music library getting dusty? 3-and-a-half websites you may not know (but should immediately bookmark) (2)
• You Better Belize It! (1)
• Check Back Here for Your Holiday Gift Guide (0)

Tags: Belize, climate, Costa Rica, food, list, tips, tourism, transportation, tropics