Placencia, Belize is the perfect place for a second home!

Belize is an English-speaking independent state in North-Eastern Central America, bounded on the north and northwest by Mexico, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by Guatemala. Belize, which until 1973 was known as British Honduras, became independent in 1981 and is a member of the British Commonwealth.

• Belize has recently been named by Caribbean Dateline Magazine as, "The best long range investment site in the Caribbean."
  
  
• International Living Magazine has named Belize as their "Top choice for retirement destinations worldwide."
  
  
• There is no capital gains tax and the income tax is a very low 1.75% in Belize!
  
  

Whether you dream of a place where you can prop your feet on the porch rail and watch the sun dip behind a watery horizon ...or you're looking for an investment you can enjoy a few weeks or months a year, and reasonably expect to appreciate in value.or even if you're after a whole new life entirely, a place to escape to where you can enjoy a laid-back lifestyle and reinvent yourself... ...consider Belize. Close to the States, English-speaking, welcoming to foreigners, a banking haven, and chock full of fabulously beautiful, well-priced properties -- those are all attributes that make Belize a truly attractive destination. Add to them the incredible opportunity that exists today for you to gain a foothold there at the cusp of a boom... and Belize makes more sense than ever. As with an investment anywhere in the world -- timing is critical. And right now, as the "mainstream" crowds throng this nation, there's a window of opportunity open for you. Let me put it further in perspective. You know, in 1976 in Cancun -- then just a strip of (albeit beautiful) beach with fewer than a dozen hotels and no reputation at all -- land changed hands for $3.70 a square foot. But in the 1980's word got out. Cancun boomed, and today it's a Caribbean Mecca for snowbirds, spring breakers, cruise takers, and honeymooners. Today, land sells for more like $70 a square foot. We're looking at that exact same pattern in Belize. Only word is just beginning to spread. But if history is any guide, an increase in property values should follow.

Belize really is a country of contrasts. From the Caribbean coast to the Mayan hills, this nation is unique. Sparsely populated, it remains untouched, for the most part... a feast for the traveler, Paradise Found for many North American transplants.

As Moon Handbooks recently pointed out, "Belize is the only county within the Caribbean to experience consistent increases in overall tourist arrivals since 1998--including post-9/11, a period that devastated other tourism-dependent areas.  Belize has also been named by International Living Magazine “Top Choice for retirement destination. It is also noteworthy to mention that Belize was voted the Best Adventure Destination, Best Snorkel Destination, and Best Dive Destination in Caribbean --by Caribbean Travel & Life’s Reader’s Choice.