 | Belize and Northern Guatemala by Les Beletsky
Buy new: £14.48 / Used from: £9.99 A general overview of Belize for the naturalist. I don't use this general guide myself, but it is popular amongst tour participants
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 | A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics (Second Edition) by John Kricher
Buy new: £18.19 / Used from: £15.05 The best introduction to the natural history of the New World tropics. This is a book to take on your trip, to consult and to read while you travel. Hugely informative and encyclopaedic
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 | Birds of Belize (Helm Field Guides) by H. Lee Jones
Buy new: £28.49 / Used from: £34.00 If birds are your interest, then this is the national field guide
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 | A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America by Steve N. G. Howell
Buy new: £33.59 / Used from: £21.99 But if you take your birding seriously, you will want Howell and Webb too
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 | Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America (Kenn Kaufman Focus Guides) by Kenn Kaufman
Buy new: £12.95 / Used from: £6.07 And to really nail the birds, you should carry a North American field guide. I find Kaufman fits the bill
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 | A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico by Fiona A. Reid
Buy new: £42.75 / Used from: £37.84 For mammals, Fiona Reid's guide is definitive. Again, it will come in handy for those planning to travel to the rest Central America
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 | A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World: The Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala and Belize by Julian C. Lee
Buy new: £33.73 / Used from: £29.63 For herps, Julian Lee's guide to the amphibians and reptiles of the Yucatan is the best portable option
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 | The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatan Peninsula by Julian C. Lee
Buy used from: £456.25 If you want to know more about herps then this weighty tome by the same author is essential reading, though you will probably not be packing it for the trip
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 | Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan and Belize (Animal Natural History Series) by Jonathan A. Campbell
Buy used from: £43.19 And if you really want to be comprehensive, Campbell fills a similar niche, for home use
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 | Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas (Reef Set) by Paul Humann
Buy new: £18.28 / Used from: £19.00 The world's second largest barrier reef sits off the coast of Belize, so you should at leats take a snorkelling trip. If you just want to identify fish, this is the standard guide
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| Reef Set; Your Eyes to the Sea: Reef Creature Identification, Reef Coral Identification, Reef Fish Identification (Boxed Set) by Paul Humann
If you are planning on really exploring the Belizean reefs, by diving, then you might as well splash for the three volume set that includes the fish guide...
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 | Coral Reef Fishes: Indo-Pacific and Caribbean (Princeton Illustrated Checklists) by Ewald Lieske
Buy used from: £9.09 This is the volume I use for fish. Light and portable, it won't break the bank and lets me identify most of what I see
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 | The Orchids of Guatemala and Belize by Oakes Ames
Buy used from: £57.33 The botany of Belize is not well covered. This is a 50+ year old guide using line drawings. Taxonomy is, of course, well out of date
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| Native Orchids of Belize by I. MacLeish
This larger 1995 book has both line drawings and photographs. Again, probably one for the specialist only
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 | Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya: A Guide by Victoria Schlesinger
Buy new: £24.65 / Used from: £20.85 If you are at all interested in the cultural significance and uses of nature - ethnobiology - then this book is a must
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 | The Ancient Maya by Robert J. Sharer
Buy new: £30.50 / Used from: £19.58 An authoritative account fo the ancient Maya. At 900+ pages, this is not one for the backpack but, read before anf after the trip, it will enhance your understanding of of Belize's history and culture
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 | Belize (Travel Reference Map)
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £6.40 Don't get lost! The best Belize map, it integrates relief, roads and parks in a clear and practical format. Have a great trip!
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