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Not Your Average Barrier Reef

When Sailing through Belize in 1842 renowned evolutionist Charles Darwin, called the Belize Barrier Reef “the most remarkable reef in the West Indies.” Stretching from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, and southwards to Honduras, the Belize Barrier Reef covers a vast chunk of the Mesoamerican Reef System which is the second largest such reef network on the planet.

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At the center of the Belize Reef is a visibly unique dark indigo circle that stands out among the rest of the reef! What’s in there?