What would my neighbors be like in Corozal?
Grant D'Eall
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Well, when I meet people that are looking to relocate to Corozal, I ask them a few questions. What are you looking for? Do you want to be by the sea? Do you want to be isolated or do you want to have some neighbors? Do you want to live in a community? The answers all come back differently. There is a community about ten minutes from here called Orchid Bay. These are some of my neighbors. Orchid Bay is growing at a steady pace and it is an expat community....
Well, when I meet people that are looking to relocate to Corozal, I ask them a few questions. What are you looking for? Do you want to be by the sea? Do you want to be isolated or do you want to have some neighbors? Do you want to live in a community? The answers all come back differently. There is a community about ten minutes from here called Orchid Bay. These are some of my neighbors. Orchid Bay is growing at a steady pace and it is an expat community. There’s a restaurant in the center of it. The development is shaped in concentric circles. There’s a beach, and they have regular events. There are casitas for rent. A lot of expats have moved there. That’s a community. You have neighbors. There are people beside you. You’re not on your own there, although there are some locations in Orchid Bay that are a little bit back, sort of into the jungle a little bit. I would call them semi-private. Then there are other developments that are more isolated where your neighbors are a 5 to 10 minute walk away, but you can see them.
As for my immediate neighbors, I live in a Spanish fishing village so my neighbors are all hardworking fishermen. Most expats live in Orchid Bay, Consejo Shores or another developments around here. Mark Leonard’s development, Cerros Sands, has 4 or 5 homes. It’s private. It’s a small community.
My expat neighbors have social life. For example, at the Copper Bank Inn, every Saturday there is a dart tournament and 20 to 40 expats show up, depending on the season. That’s some of their social time. At the Trade Winds Restaurant in Orchid Bay, they have a soup night every Monday. That’s kind of a gathering point for social interactions. There’s community here that you can be part of.
There are other people who are finished with their work and career. Maybe they want to get away from the snow or a cold. There are some that think the government’s out to get them. There are some wild conspiracy theorists here. We have some characters in Corozal, that’s for sure. We have all different types of people. Some of them are just tired of the pace of life elsewhere. They’ve done the corporate thing and they want to slow down and have a place that’s a little quieter and more relaxed.
(Dart Dat at Copper Bank Inn, Corozal, Belize, pictured.)
Posted October 13, 2016
Tony and Beth McClure
Your neighbors in Corozal would be people who are seeking a slower lifestyle, people who enjoy socializing, and people who have common interests- whether it’s in the weather, or their diet, or fishing. As an example, a couple we spent an afternoon with just moved in at Mark Leonard’s subdivision in Cerros Sands- Bruce and Shelley Clark. Bruce was telling us that since moving to Corozal, he had lost 30 pounds while eating all he wants. But...
Your neighbors in Corozal would be people who are seeking a slower lifestyle, people who enjoy socializing, and people who have common interests- whether it’s in the weather, or their diet, or fishing. As an example, a couple we spent an afternoon with just moved in at Mark Leonard’s subdivision in Cerros Sands- Bruce and Shelley Clark. Bruce was telling us that since moving to Corozal, he had lost 30 pounds while eating all he wants. But he’s eating healthy- he’s eating fish and fresh fruits, and he’s just as happy as he could be.
There’s a Belgian gentleman who’s building in the same development who probably is going to move in some time this year. He’s just looking for the freedom, the weather, the climate, and the culture.
Your neighbors are going to be probably similar interests. We’ve met people from Canada that are just delightful. Your neighbors are going to be just people who are looking for a slower, more peaceful, more pleasant lifestyle.
(Beachgoers at Cerros Sand, Corozal, Belize, pictured.)
Posted November 7, 2016
Ed Parrish - Dumbbell Properties, LLC
In Corozal, your neighbors would mostly be Belizeans. You would likely have some gringo neighbors close by or adjacent to you. Consejo Shores is one development that's located towards the Mexican border and just outside of Corozal that is pretty much exclusively gringo populated.Where we live, there are more and more gringos all the time. The small villages that are close to where we live are occupied mostly by Belizeans, although some gringos have begun to build in these...
In Corozal, your neighbors would mostly be Belizeans. You would likely have some gringo neighbors close by or adjacent to you. Consejo Shores is one development that's located towards the Mexican border and just outside of Corozal that is pretty much exclusively gringo populated.Where we live, there are more and more gringos all the time. The small villages that are close to where we live are occupied mostly by Belizeans, although some gringos have begun to build in these villages.
Belizeans are very nice people and always want to help with anything that you might need that they can help you with. It's amazing how they'll drop whatever they're in the middle of and come over to help you fix the water pump, come over if your car breaks down, or whatever it is that you have a problem with. They'll jump right in and give you a hand.
The example I always tell people is that when I'm in Belize, I have a lot more confidence that if I have to make a phone call at 10 o'clock at night and get somebody to come pick me up on the side of the road, it would happen versus if I were in Dallas, Texas. In Dallas, I would have to call whatever emergency service there may be.
In Corozal, if your car broke down and parked on the side of the road, Belizeans will stop, find out what's wrong, and ask if you need a ride. Everybody in Corozal looks after each other. This is a very comforting thing for me, especially when I'm not around and my wife is all alone. I know that there are some people who I can call. If my wife has a problem, somebody's going to stop on the side of the road and give her a hand.
(Recipient of glasses from the Rotary Club of Corozal, Belize, pictured. )
Posted September 15, 2017