What are the main cities, towns, communities and developments of the Corozal area and what is each one like?

​Corozal is a district in Belize. On the northern part of Corozal is Consejo Shores, which is across the bay from Copper Bank, where I live. Consejo is a peninsula in which there are a couple of developments such as Consejo Shores, which was established about 45 years ago by a gentleman named Bill Wildman. It started off very small and I believe now he has at least 40 acres out there. There is a golf course there now and about 25 houses. I would consider it a retirement area and I...

​Corozal is a district in Belize. On the northern part of Corozal is Consejo Shores, which is across the bay from Copper Bank, where I live. Consejo is a peninsula in which there are a couple of developments such as Consejo Shores, which was established about 45 years ago by a gentleman named Bill Wildman. It started off very small and I believe now he has at least 40 acres out there. There is a golf course there now and about 25 houses. I would consider it a retirement area and I know a lot of people that live out there who are very pleased with it.

 

Then there is Mayan Seaside, which is also in the Consejo area and that was developed by a gentleman named Bob Hagan about 30 years ago. Consejo Shores and Mayan Seaside are the prime developments in the Consejo area. There is a few smaller ones that have been established over the last 10 years such as Serenity Paradise, and Royal Colony Estates. Those are other little housing developments as well. The average number of houses in these developments is about fifteen.

 

Towards the southeastern side of Corozal, we have Cerros Sands, which started about 15 years ago. It is facing the sea side so you get very strong winds over there, which is very nice. They have fewer mosquitos there because of the sea breeze that’s blowing the insects away. They get fewer mosquitos compared to the side of the peninsula where we live, although we also get a good sea breeze that keeps the mosquitoes down. Cerros Sands has about eight houses now. It is a very large development that also has restaurants and bars. 

 

The next one is Orchid Bay, which is a very big development. They have 25 casitas, which are small, one-bedroom houses with a kitchen, bathroom, and a living area. They also have about fifteen to twenty-five houses built in Orchid Bay and recently have been working on a condo development. Currently they have two condos that already have people living in them. Orchid Bay is now working on its second stage of development.

 

Then you get into Corozal town, where you will find Santa Rita Heights, which has about 20 houses, was built by a local guy, and has been there for about 10 years.  There is not really a lot of developments in Corozal town. In Corozal town, there is a hospital, a library, and a museum, which is really nice because you could learn about the history of Belize. There is an event in town every weekend so it is nice to go there. They have concerts and things like that.

 

Then there is Ranchito and a lot of smaller villages where local people live going all the way to Orange Walk. There are very few expats living in those villages. Then you come out to Sarteneja, which is a very old fishing village, south of Corozal.

 

The bay of Corozal itself is a very shallow bay, with the deepest part of the bay about 14 feet.  The way the bay is situated is fantastic for hurricane season because hurricanes run in a counter clockwise position, which means that we do not get storm surges. Hurricanes and tropical storms actually pull the water out and when the storm passes, the water comes back gradually, so we do not really worry about storm surges or high tides. Our high tide is about 6 inches. The bay is always nice and calm.  

 

(Home in Consejo Shores, Belize, pictured.)