Gales Point

Gales Point

Gales Point is a village in the Belize District in the nation of Belize, Central America. The village is on a peninsula in the Caribbean Sea. In 2000 Gales Point had a population of about 500 people, most of whom subsist on fishing and farming.

Gales Point Manatee is the local name for the village. It is located in the Southern Lagoon, which is a Manatee reserve. This lagoon connects directly to the Caribbean through the Manatee Bar River.

The village of Gales Point has some tourism, mostly for those interested in seeing the rich ecosystem of the area, including a large manatee population. The village has a bar called 'Gentle's Cool Spot', a shop called 'Martha's Shop' and a Creole drumming school where drumming lessons are availiable from Emmeth Young. It is also possible to camp at Methos Campsite near the end of the point.

At the end of the point is a lodge called Manatee Lodge, which offers hikes, manatee spotting trips and snorkelling in the Carribean Ocean at nearby cayes.

External links

* [http://www.belizedistrict.com/tosee_gp.html Gales Point on BelizeDistrict.com]


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