Placencia Peninsula | Southern Belize

It’s been one month since entering the country of Belize, and Natasha and I still hadn’t been in the ocean.  So we took a weekend trip to Placencia, in the Stann Creek District of Southern Belize.  

Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Laughingbird Caye, Placencia, Belize

We had heard good things about the peninsula, and quickly discovered all the rumors were true. 

Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Island Life, Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize
Laughingbird Caye | Placencia Belize |Landscape Beach | Image taken by Indianapolis-based Architectural Photographer Jason Humbracht in 2015
Laughingbird Caye

 Placencia is a quaint beach town filled with locals and ex-pats alike, with little Mayan stores selling arts & crafts and many restaurants & bars to patronize.  Placencia is in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the narrowest main street in the world, which is a walking path running the length of the town able to hold maybe two people walking side-by-side.

Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Reflecting
Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Beautiful View
Pelican | Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Surfing Pelican

While there we booked a snorkeling excursion to Laughingbird Caye, about 12 miles off the Placencia coast.  It’s a small island designated a National Park of Belize, and home to many nesting local birds.  

Seabirds | Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Seabirds
Grackle | Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Grackle
Seabirds | Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Looking Left

The marine life is out of this world, and I say that having lived in Hawaii doing daily dives.  I’d recommend visiting the cayes off of Belize to anyone looking for adventure, from the enthusiast to the serious diver.    

Brown Boobie | Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Brown Boobie
Blackbird or Grackle | Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Blackbird or Grackle

For more on travel photography, go to my post Travel Photography Tips and Planning.

Laughingbird Caye | Placencia, Belize | Image By Indiana Architectural Travel Photographer Jason Humbracht
Laughingbird Caye off the coast of Placencia, Belize

 

 

 

2 thoughts on “Placencia Peninsula | Southern Belize”

  1. Wishing u HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! HOPE U GOT ECARD Valentines.miss talking an hearing your voice.can I call on viber or some how today?? love ya Dad&Peg

Leave a Reply

Scroll to Top
Verified by MonsterInsights