City overview
Belize is the only English-speaking country in Central America, and it packs an improbable amount into an area smaller than Massachusetts: the second-largest barrier reef in the world running the length of its coast, hundreds of cayes and three offshore atolls, and a jungle interior full of Maya cities and river caves that were used as ceremonial spaces more than a thousand years ago. Most visitors split their time between an island and the mainland, flying or taking a water taxi between them. The Jewish presence is small and recent. Chabad of Belize opened in San Pedro on Ambergris Caye in 2016 and remains the country's only Jewish institution, serving a handful of local families and a steady stream of travellers. It runs the country's only kosher restaurant, holds Shabbat and holiday services and meals, and is the practical starting point for any observant visitor planning a trip here.
The Split, Caye Caulker
Belize
The channel that cuts Caye Caulker in two, where the island swims, drinks and watches the sunset from a concrete ledge.
Time needed
An afternoon
Tips
The channel was cut by Hurricane Hattie in 1961 and widened since. The current through it is stronger than it looks — stay on the swimming side of the channel and out of the boat lane.
Website
https://www.travelbelize.org/blog/things-to-do-on-your-way-to-the-split-in-caye-caulker-belize/Address
The Split, BelizeNeighborhood
Caye Caulker
Activity providers
Kosher map of Belize
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.