2002 July 13
Belize
As my brother is in the process of buying land in Belize, I thought it would be good to know some things about living, purchasing land, and building there.
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This is precious. The Belize government at this time appears very concerned with reforming itself; this is from the Miscellaneous section of The Final Report Of The Political Reform Commission (2000 January):
Concerns about the motto "under the shade we flourish" included (a) it can be perceived as encouraging laziness, (b) it is difficult to explain since no one seems to know what it really means.
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The place in which Dan and Eva decided to buy land is the Corozal area. From a real estate web site:
Corozal is one of the most desirable towns for retirees in Belize. Only 12 miles from Chetumal Mexico and the Corozal Free Trade Zone, the sea side community of Corozal Town is an excellent place for business and retirement.
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Below are links to articles about buying property in Belize. If any links no longer work I have the articles copied on my hard drive and can any of them on request. [For my off-line convenience my hard drive links follow, but they are highly unlikely to work on your computer.]
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Purchasing land and houses, prices, taxes, building costs - belizebeachfront.com [hard drive copy]
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Buying, Building and Renting in Belize - Lan Sluder, belizefirst.com {foreigners pay a lot more, sample prices} (2001) [hard drive copy]
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Procedure for buying real estate in Belize - consejoshores.com (2001) [hard drive copy]
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More land, less hassle- editorial praising minister of lands reforming of land ownership system - belizetimes.bz (2001) [hard drive copy]
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This last article, from 1998 or earlier, is not about Belize, but Costa Rica. But Belize is mentioned in comparison to “notoriously corrupt” Costa Rica as a country “with at least as many scammers” . . . so here’s Costa Rica Property Scams (you buy the land, then squatters move onto it, and it’s not your land any longer) [hard drive copy]
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