Cayo District

In Miami, $1.7 million buys a two-bedroom condominium in a mid-rise tower. It offers roughly 1,100 square feet, a shared rooftop, and a parking space that costs extra. In Scottsdale, it buys a four-bedroom tract home on a quarter-acre lot backing onto a golf course. In London, it does not buy much at all. What $1.7 million buys in Cayo District, Belize is a different conversation entirely.The Four Winds...

Belize is often introduced to the world through its reef, its rainforest, and its ruins. Less often mentioned is the thing that actually keeps most Belizean households running: a small, independently owned local business. If you look closely, you'll see that the backbone of many communities is the Belize local busines, a tour operator with one boat, a roadside kitchen open four days a week, a construction...