Hopkins and area

Hopkins, Belize – 2014. Hopkins is a small coastal town located a few miles off of the Southern Highway south of Dangriga, Belize. It is a Garifuna settlement created in the early 1940’s after Newtown was destroyed by a hurricane. There are lots of small guesthouses and restaurants that are all rather low key and rustic. Immediately south of Hopkins is Sittee Point and further south, the Sittee River. Settee point has a number of mid and high end resorts, restaurants and dive operators. We stayed at Jaguar Reef Lodge which is at the south end of Hopkins and enjoyed the room, food and helpful staff.

Palm tree and Caribbean from our cabana at Jaguar Reef Lodge, Hopkins, Belize

Our cabana at Jaguar Reef Lodge, Hopkins, Belize

Beach and pier at Jaguar Reef Lodge, Hopkins, Belize

Palm tree, flowers and fruit, Hopkins, Belize

Beach and pier at Jaguar Reef Lodge, Hopkins, Belize

Sittee River, Belize

Sittee River, Belize

This was one big iguana (4’+, 1.25m), Hopkins, Belize

Housing in Hopkins, Belize

Housing in Hopkins, Belize

Advertising signs at the main intersection entering Hopkins, Belize

Christmas decorations, Hopkins, Belize

A new, very tall skinny house in Hopkins, Belize

Housing in Hopkins, Belize

Housing in Hopkins, Belize

Housing in Hopkins, Belize

Housing in Hopkins, Belize

The general store – Groceries, liquor, hardware, building supplies and much more in Hopkins, Belize