I finally got around to taking a bike to the North/South ends of the island - we'll start with north.
After riding through the town (which with the crazy traffic is a bit of an adventure in itself) I passed over a small bridge and came to what id considered the northern part of Ambergris Caye.
It starts out as mostly just different developments, condos and apartment buildings, mostly catering to people looking for a place to retire, or just get away for a few months each year.
After that I came to an area of older houses that looked to have been around a little longer, as well as many newer beach side houses - most of which were for sale. Basically it seems like the island is trying to expand northwards -to what success I have no idea, but there's a lot going on.
Unfortunately little regard is being given to the surrounding areas , so you end up with a beautiful new house next to an empty lot covered in scraps and trash. But perhaps the plan is to build first and look into the landscaping afterwards.
How much for a typical place ... getting away there each year already appeals to me. :)
ReplyDeletePlacs here are not cheap - I don't really know, but Canadian money may be worth almost twice as much, but many things cost twice as much here.
ReplyDeleteOn the mainland, out in the middle of nowhere you can get large plot of land for about 150 thousand dollars or so.