Qué hay en Placencia, Belice, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — los viajeros lo describen como muy concurrido, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Máxima afluencia — Dry season, Placencia Sidewalk Arts Festival

• Temporada

  Dry season

  1 Feb – 31 May · normalmenteMucha gente

  The rain stops and the sea flattens off the peninsula, which is when the cayes and the outer reef are at their clearest. The village runs at capacity through to Easter.

• Festival

  Placencia Sidewalk Arts Festival

  7–8 FebMucha genteReserva pronto

  Two days when the village's famously narrow sidewalk becomes the exhibition: painters, carvers and bands along its whole length, and every room on the peninsula taken. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — Dry season, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Naturaleza

  Whale sharks at Gladden Spit

  15 Mar – 15 Jun · normalmenteTemporada de buceoReserva pronto

  Cubera snapper spawn at Gladden Spit, 22 miles offshore, in the days after each full moon and whale sharks come up under them to feed. April and May are the best of it; the reserve permit and a long boat ride come with it. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Easter week

  3–6 AbrSemana Santa y PascuaMucha genteCierresReserva pronto

  Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and many Belizeans spend Easter week on the cayes and the beaches: water taxis, guesthouses and beach bars fill, and some businesses close on Good Friday. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Dry season (1 Feb – 31 May (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Dry season, Easter week

• Temporada

  Sargassum on the peninsula

  1 Abr – 30 Sep · normalmenteTemporada de sargazo

  The long east-facing beach collects weed through the summer and the hotels rake their own stretch. The cayes offshore and the lagoon side are unaffected. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Dry season (1 Feb – 31 May (normalmente)), Whale sharks at Gladden Spit (15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)), Easter week (3–6 Abr)

Concurrido — Dry season

En mayo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Dry season (1 Feb – 31 May (normalmente)), Whale sharks at Gladden Spit (15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)), Sargassum on the peninsula (1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Placencia Lobsterfest, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Hurricane season

  1 Jun – 30 Nov

  A sand spit with one road on and off it, so the peninsula evacuates early. Belize's exposed weeks run from August into October, and some places close for September altogether. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Placencia Lobsterfest

  20 Jun – 10 Jul · normalmenteFestival gastronómicoMucha genteReserva pronto

  Three days at the point a couple of weeks after the season opens, with the whole village cooking lobster on the beach and a stage that runs to the small hours. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Whale sharks at Gladden Spit (15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)), Sargassum on the peninsula (1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Placencia Lobsterfest, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Sargassum on the peninsula (1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Placencia Lobsterfest (20 Jun – 10 Jul (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Sargassum on the peninsula (1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Concurrido — September Celebrations, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  September Celebrations

  10–21 SepFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierres

  St George's Caye Day on 10 September and Independence Day on the 21st are public holidays, and the days between bring flags, street parties with loud music and parades. Banks and offices close on both holidays. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Sargassum on the peninsula (1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Tranquilo — uno de sus peores meses por clima

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Concurrido — Garifuna Settlement Day

• Festivo

  Garifuna Settlement Day

  19 NovGran festivalMucha gente

  Dangriga and Hopkins, an hour or so up the coast, drum the 1832 landing in before dawn and re-enact the arrival from dories. The peninsula empties north for the day. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.