Belize is famous for its rich biodiversity and alluring beaches, but the Central American country also is home to deeply rooted cultural groups with unique traditions and languages. The New Orleans ...

In 1987, a compilation of Central American Garifuna music, or punta rock, was recorded in Andy Palacio's Sunrise Recording Studio and released to great acclaim. It featured the unique sound created by ...

A boat forced ashore by stormy Caribbean seas off the Central America coast would change Andy Palacio’s life — and provide world music lovers with an unlikely new hero. Palacio, a 46-year-old native ...

With the death of punta-rock star Andy Palacio in 2008, Belize’s Garifuna people lost their most compelling cultural spokesman. Six years later, the mellow, percussive Caribbean hybrid sound reemerges ...

Andy Vivien Palacio, musician and cultural promoter: born Barranco, Belize 2 December 1960; married Doreen Castillo (one son, four daughters; marriage dissolved); died Belize City 19 January 2008. No ...

Basking on a sandy peninsula in southern Belize, Placencia has become the latest stop on the world-traveler circuit, attracting the sort of impecunious epicures who've colonized Goa, India; Kuta Beach ...

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. After a bumpy 45-minute flight from Belize City to Punta Gorda, and an even bumpier ...