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Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

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How to Cook a Tapir

by Joan Fry

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2012
• PAPER
• 296 PAGES

The adventurous Joan Fry, a young newlywed, accompanied her anthropologist husband to the back of beyond in what was then called British Honduras, now Belize. Fry weaves heartfelt stories of her time in the jungle with affectionate portraits of the people, her own coming of age -- and, yes, recipes: rice and beans, pumpkin soup, gumbo and, as promised, tapir. (BLZ22, $16.95)

Insight Guide Belize

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 341 PAGES

A profusely illustrated overview of Belize, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history and culture, hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information. (BLZ02, $23.99)

Tropical Nature

by Adrian Forsyth | Ken Miyata

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1984
• PAPER
• 248 PAGES
• FAVORITE

A lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its 17 marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. (GPS13, $16.00)

Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Belize

by Tim Rock

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2007
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

This guide to diving and dive sites throughout Belize includes maps, driving directions and safety information, along with descriptions of marine wildlife, diving techniques and nearby attractions. (BLZ12, $24.99)

 

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Belize Adventure Map

by National Geographic

• MAP

A travel map of Belize, bordering Guatemala, at a scale of 1:400,000 showing all the national parks, including Tikal, and good topographical relief. Features an inset of Belize City. (CAM21, $11.95)

Maya World Map

by Quimera

• 2009
• MAP

With a 44-page booklet, this colorful map at a scale of 1:1,000.000 covers Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and the Yucatan in Mexico along with the Maya regions of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras in Central America. (MYA59, $8.95)

The Traveling Nature Photographer

by Steven Morello

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

Morello's handy guide to exploring the natural world through photography includes chapters on preparation, equipment (especially lenses), weather, exposure basics and composition. (PHT31, $29.99)

A Brief History of Central America

by Hector Perez-Brignoll

• HISTORY
• 1989
• PAPER
• 223 PAGES

A good overview of the region's economic, political and social history through the 1980s by a professor at the University of Costa Rica. Well-written, informative and concise. (CAM49, $27.95)

Belize in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture

by Ian Peedle

• HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 100 PAGES

A brief, authoritative guide to the history, cultural heritage, politics and economy of Belize. With maps, photographs and some travel information, it's an excellent synopsis from an unabashedly left-leaning perspective, strong on facts. (BLZ13, $12.95)

Life in the Treetops, Adventures of a Woman in Field Biology

by Margaret Lowman

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2000
• PAPER
• 219 PAGES

The sprightly memoir of an ecologist who climbs, studies and sleeps in trees for a living, balancing multiple roles of scientist, wife and mom. Margaret Lowman, a pioneer in the ecology of forest tree canopies, continues her story in a second memoir (written with her now-grown sons). (AMZ57, $13.95)

Ghost Lights

by Lydia Millet

• LITERATURE
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

T., the protagonist from Miller's How the Dead Dream, goes missing in Belize and Hal, a mild-mannered IRS bureaucrat, goes searching for him in the jungle in this haunting novel. (BLZ24, $24.95)

Popol Vuh, The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life

by Dennis Tedlock

• LITERATURE
• 1996
• PAPER
• 388 PAGES

The definitive, unabridged collection of creation myths and stories of the Quiche people, fundamental to understanding the worldview of the highland Maya. (MYA14, $16.99)

The Festival of San Joaquin

by Zee Edgell

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 187 PAGES

Set among the mestizo of rural Belize, this novel by Belize's first writer to gain international attention, gives a moving portrait of peasant life. (BLZ25, $12.00)

A Natural History of Belize

by Samuel Bridgewater

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2012
• HARD COVER
• 400 PAGES

Presenting the habitats, biodiversity, and ecology of the tropical forest of Belize. (BLZ29, $45.00)

Birds of Tropical America

by Steven Hilty

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 312 PAGES

Hilty serves up essays on how to find and better appreciate the dizzying variety of birds, their habits and habitats, diversity and distribution. (CAM39, $25.00)

Belize Birds

by Rainforest Publications

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2011
• PLASTIC CARD
• 14 PAGES

Dozens of birds are illustrated in color in this 14-panel fold-up pocket field guide. (BLZ27, $7.95)

Belize Field Guide

by Mark Wainwright

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2011
• PLASTIC CARD
• 14 PAGES

Mammals, amphibians, and reptiles are all included in this fold-up pocket field guide. (BLZ26, $7.95)

Belize, Travellers' Wildlife Guides

by Les Beletsky

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 440 PAGES

An all-around field guide featuring color illustrations of 200 birds, 50 mammals, 150 coral reef creatures, and 80 reptiles and amphibians. (BLZ04, $29.95)

Birds of Belize

by H. Lee Jones | Dana Gardner

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 317 PAGES

A complete guide to the birds of Belize, 573 species in all, featuring 56 color plates and 234 range maps. (BLZ16, $34.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes

by C. Lavett Smith

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1997
• FLEXI-BOUND
• 720 PAGES

A photographic guide to coral reef fishes found in the Caribbean, Florida, the Bahamas and Bermuda. (FG24, $21.95)

Reefcomber's Guide, Caribbean

by Idaz Greenberg

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1982
• PLASTIC CARD

This double-sided laminated card depicts fish, corals and other invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV46, $7.50)

Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life

by Paul Humann

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 80 PAGES

Humann's compact guide illustrates Caribbean fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants commonly encountered in shallower water. (DIV02, $14.95)

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