For tourism information, contact the Belize Tourist Board at 415 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, tel. 800-624-0686 or 212-268-8798, for in Belize City at 83 North Front Street, P.O. Box 325, Belize City, Belize, Central America, tel. 501-2-77213, fax 501-2-77490. For information on residency and investment, contact the Belize Embassy, 2535 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008, tel. 202-332-9636, fax 202-332-6741, although due to lack of staffing many requests go unanswered.
This information has been provided by Lan Sluder, publisher of Belize First Magazine, the quarterly, ad-free, independent guide to travel, life and retirement in Belize and the beautiful Caribbean Coast of Mexico and Central America.
A FREE sample copy of a recent issue of Belize First is available by sending your snail-mail address to LAN SLUDER on America On-Line, Lan Sluder 76357,147 on CompuServe, or 76375.147@compuserve.com on the Internet. A full year's subscription to Belize First is $24, including four quarterly issues, an annual "Best of the Caribbean Coast" guide, and a FREE color map to Belize by ITMP in Vancouver, Canada, the best available road and general map to Belize.
