Your brain loves lists, swears psychologist Dr. David Cohen, and for very important reasons. Lists lessen anxiety and add structure and each time you check something off, your brain gets a hit of pleasure and a sense of achievement. If your brain is clogged with work deadlines, family drama, social pressure, and 2024-style stress, it needs a vacation and it will thank you for taking it to Belize for these 20 reasons.

1. You don’t have to think. Translating foreign languages eats up brain capacity like a hungry wolf. Everyone in Belize speaks English. Enough said?

2. When forced to sit endlessly on airplanes, the thrill of a vacation lessens enroute. Belize flights take a few hours from southern U.S. ports, so you’ll be out of that seat before you know it.

3. Belize is affordable year-round. It’s especially reasonable during the summer months. In addition to all-inclusive packages, seasonal discounts abound, thus you live like royalty for a pittance of what you’d spend in a neighboring nation.

4. When nature lovers learn that 61.1% of Belize is classified as a “primary forest” by the U.N.(“the most bio-diverse and carbon-dense form of the forest” on Earth), they flock south to see it in person. Will you join them?

5. The number of animal species calling Belize home is astounding. There are around 145 species of mammals, 139 species of reptiles, and 500+ species of birds. Stick around long enough and you’ll spot members of each group!

6. There is no more culturally diverse nation in this hemisphere. Among the nation’s thriving populations are Chinese, Creole, European, Indian, Garifuna, Mayan, Mennonite, and Mestizo communities plus a growing number of North Americans.

7. Only Australia’s barrier reef is longer than Belize’s barrier reef but they’re both so magnificent, that astronauts spot them during outer space missions.

8. Foodies describe Belize as paradise on steroids. Posh lobster dishes share plates with Belize-style rice and beans. Describe Belize dishes? They’re treats for the soul.

9. Belize’s magnificent beaches – especially those around the Placencia peninsula – are the best of the best, according to travel professionals, magazine editors, and anyone who has spent time along these coasts.

10. World-class shoppers can’t get enough of Belize markets, boutiques, and galleries where everything from intricate mahogany wood carvings and paintings to small, hand-crafted trinkets delight visitors.

11. Want to see Maya ruins? There are 900 of them in Belize and excavators are still digging. From splendid cities to small pyramids and stele, the variety is dazzling.

12. Until you’ve zip-lined over a Belize jungle canopy and/or repelled into coastal caves where skeletal remains, pottery, and ephemera tell tales of secret rituals, you haven’t tasted real thrills.

13. Belize is a paradise for everyone. Surf lovers sojourn so close to the water, they’re steps from each day’s dive while folks craving authenticity flock to treehouse stays. The party scene rocks in larger towns.

14. Shop for retirement homes during your Belize escape if you’re curious. Ex-pats get perks for retiring as early as age 55. You’ll want to investigate.

15. Belize’s efforts to protect endangered species, precious coral reefs, and myriad fishing, sanctuary and preserve entities are herculean. Mother Nature’s treasures find safe haven in this country.

16. Major U.S. and Canadian airlines have resumed direct flights and lots of bargains are to be had this summer, so why put off that visit any longer?

17. Visitors to Belize love the nation’s proximity to neighboring nations, so if you’d like to cross borders to fill your travel journal, you don’t have to go far.

18. There’s just enough U.K. left in Belize’s lifestyle and history to make you feel like you’re spending a bit of time in Britain that transcends just having tea.

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19. In addition to retaining British charm, Belize hosts royal visitors returning to the former Commonwealth. Recently, Prince William and Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge, came to call.

20. You couldn’t get confused over the exchange rate if you tried. It’s $2BZE to $1USD.

Will your brain reward you for taking it on vacation? Probably – and as a bonus, your body and mood will be revived and you’ll rediscover the joi de vivre that somehow got lost amid the cacophony of noise that pervades today’s world. Make this your summer vacation destination and you’ll likely come up with at least 20 more reasons to return!

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