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One of the most astonishing wonders of Belize is the world-renowned\u00a0Blue Hole<\/strong>, the result of an undersea cave which collapsed centuries ago. The Great Blue Hole is located off the coast of Belize near the center of\u00a0Lighthouse Reef<\/strong>, a small atoll 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the mainland of Belize City.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The marine life in these areas includes nurse sharks, giant groupers, and several types of reef sharks, such as the Caribbean reef shark and the Blacktip shark.<\/p>\n

The Blue Hole is nearly a perfect circular hole, 1,000 feet in diameter and 412 feet deep, and it has become the most famous dive site of all Belize \u2013 one that avid divers put on \u201ctheir life list\u201d of places to dive. In fact, it is known as one of the best dive sites in the world and has become a diver\u2019s pilgrimage.<\/p>\n

The water cave has sheer walls adorned with stalactites and stalagmites between 120-150 feet deep. If you don\u2019t want to dive, you may also wish to\u00a0snorkel<\/strong>\u00a0since the Blue Hole is ringed by coral which also makes it a great spot for shallow dives.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s largest natural formation of its kind, the Great Blue Hole is part of the larger\u00a0Barrier Reef Reserve System<\/strong>, a World Heritage Site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

You can pack some lunch and drinks for an all-day adventure and head for this extraordinary site, which is teeming with marine life and visible from outer space. Dive excursions to the Great Blue Hole are full-day trips that usually consist of one dive in the Blue Hole and two additional dives in nearby reefs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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