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The Belize and Honduras Dive Guide (Popular Dive Guide Series)
The Belize and Honduras Dive Guide - Popular Dive Guide Series Author:Roberto Rinaldi Heralded as "an excellent investment for divers," Abbeville's scuba diving travel guides combine the best underwater photography with the most complete, in-depth, and practical information on the world's most popular diving sites. Belize and Honduras are separate Central American countries renowned for their immense tropical forests and mysti... more »cal Mayan ruins. What is less well-known is that they share one of the largest and most intricate coral reefs in the world, second only to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. This supremely colorful structure stretches down the Caribbean coast of Belize --forming coral atolls with more than 450 cayes, the local name for the tiny, sandy islands that emerge from the top of the coral--and then it curves east, around Honduras's magnificent Baia Islands. For diving enthusiasts, it offers an absolute underwater paradise of diverse sea flora and fauna. Featuring 32 awesome dives, The Belize and Honduras Dive Guide is the ultimate guide to the reef. Its full-color three-dimensional maps offer what no book has ever before provided: the information needed to plan your dive down to the last detail. You can review the exact layout of each site--including depths, sizes, and distances between reefs and wrecks or any hazards--and even the lighting conditions for optimum underwater photography. There is crucial data about depths, currents, water variables, and plant and animal life, and a full-color visual encyclopedia surveys the most common fish that inhabit the area. Vetted by Rodale's Scuba Diving magazine, this the most reliable guide for the expert as well as first-time diver. Other Details:
Full color illustrations throughout. 168 pages. 8 1/4 x 11 1/2" trim size. Published in 2001.« less