- Gales Point
Gales Point is a
village in theBelize District in the nation ofBelize ,Central America . The village is on apeninsula in theCaribbean Sea . In2000 Gales Point had a population of about 500 people, most of whom subsist onfishing andfarming .Gales Point Manatee is the local name for the village. It is located in the Southern Lagoon, which is a Manatee reserve. This lagoon connects directly to the Caribbean through the Manatee Bar River.
The village of Gales Point has some
tourism , mostly for those interested in seeing the richecosystem of the area, including a largemanatee population. The village has a bar called 'Gentle's Cool Spot', a shop called 'Martha's Shop' and a Creole drumming school where drumming lessons are availiable from Emmeth Young. It is also possible to camp at Methos Campsite near the end of the point.At the end of the point is a lodge called
Manatee Lodge , which offers hikes, manatee spotting trips and snorkelling in the Carribean Ocean at nearby cayes.External links
* [http://www.belizedistrict.com/tosee_gp.html Gales Point on BelizeDistrict.com]
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