Belize : Land of the Free by the Carib Sea

by Thor Janson

Book Overview

Belize: Land of the Free by the Carib Sea is a book displaying Belizean culture through pictures. Includes detailed photographs of Belize City, district village life, the Cayes, native wildlife, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8489766584
• ISBN13: 9788489766587
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Bowen & Bowen, Ltd.
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Book!

I bought it for my boyfriend who is from Belize and he loved it. Beautiful pictures.

Belize: Land of the Free by the Carib Sea

A few months ago I visited Belize with my mom and we had a super great time. It is the most beautiful rainforest and the ocean reef is one of the biggest in the world. The book Belize shows all the natural beauty of the country as well as the many cultural groups including Mayan Indians, Creole, and Garifuna people which is a new culture formed of the mixture of African and American Indian people. The book Belize is full of beautiful color photographs and really gives you a good idea of what the country is like.

THIS IS THE BEST BOOK ON THE JEWEL OF THE CARIBBEAN

BELIZE: LAND OF THE FREE BY THE CARIB SEA by Thor Janson is without question one of the most beautiful photographic books I own. I have not visited Belize yet but as I look at the stunning images in Janson's book It has me dreaming of a mid-winter get away to this little country flanked by the Caribbean Sea. The book includes an excellent introductory text which takes the reader all the way from pre-historic times up to the present day and describes in detail all the different cultural groups which make up the rich fabric of contemporary Belezian society. The bulk of the book is comprised of photo layouts including extraordinary shots of wild animals such as jaguars and manatees, ancient Mayan ruins, cultural events (such as the wild Belize City carnaval), peaceful rural scenes, beautiful children, rainforests, savannahs, and pine forests, and plenty of charming, happy, smiling faces giving the impression that Belize must be a very warm, inviting place to visit, indeed. A picture is worth a thousand words, they say, and this excellent book by Thor Janson contains more than 150 extraordinary photos which combined give the reader a real "feel" of what life is like in the diminutive, peaceful nation of Belize.