Offbeat Traveler: Belize’s Blue Hole
The Blue Hole sits on the Lighthouse Reef Atoll, about 50 miles east of Belize City. (Tony Rath / Tony Rath Photography)
The late Jacques Cousteau and a filming crew explored the underwater cave whose roof collapsed about 10,000 years ago. (Tony Rath / Tony Rath Photography)
Diving in the great Blue Hole requires advanced skills. Divers descend to about 135 feet to explore the exotic wildlife and underwater features. (Tony Rath / Tony Rath Photography)
A diver with elkhorn coral in the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System. (Tony Rath / Tony Rath Photography)
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Sea turtles ply the waters of the barrier reef, a series of coral reefs off Belize. (Tony Rath / Tony Rath Photography)