Mountain Pine Ridge

Some of Belize’s most breathtaking natural and archaeological treasures are found within this vast crinkle of mountains and wildlands, as are a few of the country’s most remote and charming accommodations. Despite bark beetle damage to vast tracts of pine trees in the Mountain Pine Ridge (MPR) Forest Reserve [1], the forests are rebounding, and MPR’s waterfalls, swimming holes, and vistas are well worth enduring the rutted roads.

The following points of interest, parks, and accommodations are presented in the order they are found as one travels south from San Ignacio [2] and the Western Highway (along both roads that access the Pine Ridge).