Hamanasi in the News

Everyone likes to be recognized, and we're proud Hamanasi has been written up in a number of major publications and mentioned in all major travel guides to Belize. Hamanasi is also active in the local community and a leader in sustainability initiatives among Belize resorts. Among other honors Hamanasi has been named Belize hotel of the year , by the Belize Tourism Board, and the #1 eco-friendly resort in the world by TripAdvisor. The archive below is a glimpse of recent news coverage of Hamanasi. For press inquiries please click here.

Hamanasi in the News

“Jankuno” Garifuna Dance

December 20, 2010

The “Jankuno” dance is a traditional dance performed during the Christmas season. The dancer wears a mask which resembles an English face topped by a hand-made hat similar to the English naval hats of the 18th century. It is said that these dances have their origins in the days of slavery and were intended to [...]

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Hamanasi Guest Book – November 2010

December 2, 2010

“Thank you” to all our guests that visited us in November, 2010.  We hope your Hamanasi and Belizean adventures were everything you imagined and more!  Below are some of the comments from guests that visited during November.  We hope to see each and everyone of you yet again. All the best from the Management and [...]

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“Facts on the lion-fish”

November 22, 2010

Lionfishes belong to the scorpionfish family, which includes some of the most venomous fishes in the oceans. The lionfish has striped colours and spines of about 15 inches. They tend to take advantage of their camouflage to stalk their prey and when they are close enough, the lionfish quickly open their jaws to snap up [...]

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“Saving Bromeliads”

November 11, 2010

About 20 years ago a container of ornamental bromeliads were shipped to Florida from Central America.  Inside these bromeliads were weevils that escaped into the forests of Florida and now have spread throughout the southern half of the state.  There are hundreds of species of bromeliads in Central America.  In Florida, there are only sixteen [...]

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Hamanasi Guest Book – October 2010

October 31, 2010

Thanks to all of our the guest that visited in October especially to those who were here throughout the unexpected weather conditions.  Thanks again for being so understanding and cooperative about it.  It indeed was an Adventure in itself.  We look forward to seeing you again in the near future! “Such a low profile place [...]

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Belize Tourism Industry Awards 2010

June 14, 2010

The Belize Tourism Board held its tourism industry awards ceremony June 10th, 2010, and Hopkins Village received the award for “Destination of the Year”!  Hamanasi Resort, also located in Hopkins Village,  was recognized for its excellent ecologically friendly and sustainability practices and its attaining official Green Globe Certification.  Congratulations to all of the people and [...]

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“The Beasts of Belize: Jungles and waters teem with rare species”

June 14, 2010

In April of 2006, travelers Karen Catchpole (writer) and Eric Mohl (photographer) embarked on the “Trans-Americas Journey”, a five year, 200,000 mile cross-country and cross-continental drive.  Their adventures took them recently to Hamanasi and many other parts of Belize.  The link below will take you to a recently published article describing their Belizean adventures! “The [...]

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Hamanasi Welcomes Eliot Greenspan of Frommer’s Travelguide

May 6, 2010

Frommer’s Travel Guide Tours Belize – and visits Hamanasi Resort Travel writer, freelance journalist and poet Eliot Greenspan arrived in Belize at the end of April for a three–week stay working on updating the Frommer’s Belize Travel Guide. Eliot Greenspan is author of Frommer’s Belize, the popular Frommer’s Costa Rica, Frommer’s Guatemala, Frommer’s Cuba, Costa [...]

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Hamanasi achieves “Green Globe” Certification!

April 19, 2010

Hamanasi Becomes Belize’s First Beachfront Property to Achieve Green Globe Certification Hopkins, Belize – April 19, 2010 – It’s official – Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort has just earned the prestigious title as Belize’s first-ever Green Globe Certified beachfront property. Based in Hopkins, the eco-resort has been dedicated to operating at the world’s highest environmental [...]

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Hamanasi Gets a New Look…On Our Blog!

March 11, 2010

Hamanasi is very excited to announce the launch of our new blog ”Hamanasi Happenings”!  The new and improved look is beautiful, user-friendly, and you can send interesting posts straight to Facebook and Twitter and see a spectacular photo gallery in Flickr.  So check it out and spread the word!                                    The Hamanasi Team

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