Fodor's Travel Tastemaker: Most Interesting Man in the World, Francis Ford Coppola - Feb 20, 2013

"Can we all just agree that everything Francis Ford Coppola touches turns to gold? The man directed (and wrote and produced) some some of the most iconic award-winning films in the Western canon—The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Patton—and owns two gorgeous (and wildly successful) wineries in Northern California, Inglenook and Francis Ford Coppola Winery. Not one to rest on just those minor accomplishments, Coppola also owns five resorts—Blancaneaux Lodge and The Turtle Inn in Belize, Jardin Escondido in Argentina, La Lancha in Guatemala, and Palazzo Margherita in Basilicata, Italy, and he visits them often. Beyond that, he's got the much-loved San Francisco Café Zoetrope to call his own. If that's not a man who knows how to live and travel well, we don't know who is."

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A spotted history of Belize - Feb 15, 2013

"Jaguars lurk near a luxurious forest retreat. Brilliant birds fill the sky above. But which species will Ben Ross add to his Life List?"

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A Perfect Day at Francis Ford Coppola's Little Beach Shack - Feb 11, 2013

"Wake up at Turtle Inn, the Francis Ford Coppola resort in Placencia, a sleepy Creole fishing village in the Stann Creek District of Belize, at the southernmost tip of a narrow, 26-mile peninsula. You’re nowhere, and you have a busy day in the sunshine ahead of you."

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Swimming Pool

Our split-level pool is a wonderful place to cool off after a trek to the Maya ruins of Tikal. Located just below the main lodge, the pool perches above the Casitas offering spectacular views over the lake.