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December 27, 2009

Discovering A Dream House In The Caribbean

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Ever dream of owning an Island or a gorgeous Caribbean home? Belize may be the place you are looking for. Situated on the coast of the Caribbean, this small sovereign nation is ripe in culture, warm year-round in climate and prime in beautiful tropical Belize real estate.

The country’s official language is English, making it easy to communicate and convenient to, buy a permanent or retirement retreat. Until 1981, Belize was a colony under the control of the British Empire, when the country became independent and joined the Commonwealth of Nations. Check out estate agents cardiff.

Buying Belize real estate is quite easy for foreigners. Especially since their laws are quite similar to the United States, and real estate laws are based on English law. Once you find a piece of Belize real estate you have an interest in purchasing, hire a real estate agent and a lawyer to execute the necessary paperwork, the same as in the United States.

If you have a desire to purchase a private island as well, there are more than a few within the Belize real estate territory. One island found just off the coast of Belize is nearly 19 acres, and resplendent with coconut grooves and magnificent shorelines touching the Caribbean. A price tag of just about two and one half million US dollars, and you own it. Of course if that figure is a little out of your range, there are smaller island choices on the Belize real estate market under half a million US dollars. Go to estate agents cardiff.

After you have found your dream island or home you can visit one of the many Belize attraction spots like, the Great Blue Hole, an underwater sinkhole located just off the coast. Thousands of explorers, swimmers, and divers visit this national landmark every year. Jacques Coustea, the famous underwater explorer, brought this attraction to international fame in 1971, when he explored it in his ship, the Calypso. The gorgeous area surrounding the Great Blue Hole is known as the Belize Barrier Reef, this location is a top tourist attraction and accounts for more than half of Belize’s annual visitors. Unfortunately, practically no Belize real estate in the immediate vicinity is available for public purchase, since it is part of the National Parks system.

A variety of cultures have settled in Belize including the Mayans, from as early as 1000 AD, the 1800s saw many Mexican and Spanish settlers arrive, US citizens (who began settling after the Civil War in the 1860′s), Asians (from the 1900′s) Central American immigrants (from the mid 1900s) and presently, peoples from all over the world come looking for a piece of Belize real estate. The country has become, ‘the Melting Pot’ of central America, as practically every ethnicity is represented there. Click for cardiff estate agency.

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