Belize: British Honduras

The movie discusses the long term impacts of tourism on cultures, economies, and on the environment. It uses dramatic examples from several beach parties such as Thailand’s Koh Pha Ngan Island. With large amounts of litter lining the shore, the film suggests that the financial benefits of tourism will not work without a proper development plan. The story starts and ends in Bolivia focusing on the impact of the autobiographical book “Lost in the Jungle”. In 1981, Ghinsberg gets lost in the Bolivian jungles. He miraculously survives despite near death experiences. His tale of survival has lured many other adventure travelers to Bolivia, creating pressure to the country’s tourism industry. From the jungles of Bolivia, to the deserts of Timbuktu, Mali, we see breathtaking views of how tourism has affected society. The film follows the well-worn gringo trail travel route in Latin America and beyond, revealing a complex web of relationships between that cultures which collide yet require one another. Finally, the movie reveals certain sustainable alternatives to tourism.

Honduras is located in Central America, between the two countries of Guatemala and Nicaragua. You may find it pretty easy to fund Honduras on a map because its about the same size of Tennessee. The exact location of

The Maya has a rich culture, tradition and life styles such as lifeways through costumes, rituals, diet, handicrafts, language, housing, or other features that would attract tourist. It is estimated that between 35 and 40 percent of tourism today is represented by cultural tourism or heritage tourism. However, in some places such as Roaten Island on Honduras and would use that tourism as an advantage and would create fake Maya artifacts and invent an idealized Maya past for the island.

The economy is the system by which societies work together and trade goods and services with each other. Economies decide how resources are distributed among members of a society; they determine the value of goods or services; and they even determine what kinds of things can be traded or bartered for those services and goods. The economy of early societies was grounded on barter. In a barter system, an individual would trade an item for another. Currently, our economy uses money to make trade easier but still use bartering when it is convenient. The way a society structures its economic system is fundamentally a political and social matter. The political and legal structure of a society will govern how wealth can be collected, how resources and wealth are given out, and the method of competition allowed between different participants in the economy. This paper explores the sectors of the economy as well as the economic systems or models while incorporating the Belizean economy and work.

The Butler Model expresses a very generalised idea of what stages a country might go through when developing into a tourism industry. The Butler Model shows the development through each stage until the country reaches stagnation. In this essay I look specifically at each stage of the Butler Model with reference to Antigua.

Honduras is a vibrant country, offering crystalline blue waters, breathtaking jungles, and eye opening mountains. The Republic of Honduras is located in the northern part of the Central America. Honduras was once part of Spain’s great empire. The country triumphed to the end and became an independent nation in 1823. Honduras is a country with rich historical backgrounds. The country of Honduras is the second-largest country in Central America. Even though the Republic of Honduras is facing financial hardships, the country, however, is very culturally driven, making this country a hidden diamond for many. In this research paper I plan to focus on the history, geography, culture and the economical

The central american nation, El Salvador, holds a rising economic status, currently sitting at 66th in the world a much welcomed state when compared to their standings in 1980 during their civil war. El Salvador’s regionally ranked 16th, with the population of 6.4 million people rising at a rate 2.4% and the 5 year compound growth population of 2.1% ,the GDP is $52.9 Billion. A great influencer in the establishment of tourism is the amount of public spending. El Salvador is a very culturally rich nation, but similar to the United States some of its regions suffer from gang related violence. The adoption rate of technology in El Salvador is much slower than that in america, but that can be changed with investments in

This chapter reinforces schwartz argument that tourism has a tremendous impact on society. She writes of how citizens were coming up with ways that made them seemed more exotic, in order to attract more tourists. One example Schwartz writes about is the Siboney Sun Worshipers. These people claimed to be aboriginal Siboney Indians, and would performed a sun ritual that tourists highly enjoyed. Schwartz explains, that Cuba’s original Indians had been completely wiped out by diseases brought by the Spanish, and the island’s Indians never had a ritual of the sun. Her main point in this chapter is to demonstrate that when tourism becomes an important aspect of a country, everything changes. Residents along with the government soon adapt cultural aspects, trying to promote uniqness and exotism that will make them look more attractive to

This summer I had the pleasure of traveling to the state of Jalisco in Mexico. Although I had been there many times throughout my childhood, I only now have begun to see the world through different eyes. When I was younger I would appreciate the beauty I saw in my many journeys to various unique places; but now as a maturing young adult, I not only see the outer beauty, but the people who inhabit these lands.

Costa Rica is a peaceful Central American country fronting both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It has almost 4 million residents, a stable democratic government, no army, and is host to Central America 's largest hi-tech community, including the Latin American Headquarters of Microsoft and one of Intel 's most modern chip fabrication plants. Many major US high-tech corporations maintain offices or branches in Costa Rica including IBM, Oracle, Dell, Apple, Compaq, Cisco, and others. Literacy (nearly 95%), English language and computer usage are the highest in Latin America. Costa Rica has the highest United Nations Human Development Index among all developing countries. With the abolishment of the army in 1948, the

A lot of people visit the ocean and coasts. The top site to visit in Honduras is an island in the Caribbean. This island is called Roatán and is between islands of Útila and Guanaja. The second most popular place to visit is Copán. Copán has ruins and temples from Maya civilization. Lastly, Lake Yojoa is the largest lake in Honduras. The surface area of the lake is about 49 miles and about 49 feet deep.

Honduras is very interesting in many ways. Honduras is in Central America and between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean sea. “The republic of Honduras is a beautiful, mountainous country approximately the size of the state of Ohio or Pennsylvania, with an area of 43,278 square miles” (McGaffey, Spilling 7). Honduras has a unique geography, a warm climate, a fascinating culture, and has many interesting facts.

Today, in Belize, there is a lack of development in regards to health care, which has a great effect on the access to care. This is, in turn, has a large effect on the health of the Belizean people. We should care because the health of any population contributes to the status of the country as a whole. With health problems comes along high numbers of reports of morbidity and mortality rates here. This can be attributed to the fact that there is a decreased amount of hospitals, clinics, and other facilities around the country which can help to provide proper health care services. Money within the health care system and the financial status of Belizeans contribute to the quality of care and how many resources there are available. The lack

The history of Belize dates back thousands of years. The official name of the territory was changed from British Honduras to Belize in June 1973.

This paper explores a great number of academic research journals and databases on the impact that the tourism industry has on the countries in the Caribbean. Tourism impacts the Caribbean in three different sections. Tourism has a social impact that allows for increases in revenue, jobs, and service for the people living there. Tourism’s cultural impact allows the history and heritage of the Caribbean to be acknowledged and practiced not only here but around the world as tourists come and go. Tourism’s environmental impact effects the natural and geographical diversity that can only be found in these countries. Although tourism brings about many advantages in all three categories, there are still negatives attributes that appear from tourism that must be handled properly to maintain a successful industry. This paper examines 12 different research journals that suggest all of the positives and negatives of tourism in the Caribbean and how they can effect not only the tourism industry but the area in which they are practiced.