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• Safety! (click here to see the nearest hospital over one hour away)
  
• Healthcare in Belize
  
• Student conduct
  
• An equipment list for Belize
• Introduction to Snorkeling
• About the facilities where we will be staying
  
• Frequently asked questions about Belize (including info of cell phones, currency, time zone...)
• Health and Immunizations: Participants are asked to get specific instructions for
  health and immunizations from their physicians since each person’s individual needs
  may vary. The Centers for Disease Control gives recommendations for
  immunizations for travel abroad so participants are advised to consult their web site
  at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ for these.  
• Non-U.S. citizen travel to Belize
  
• Belize is generally considered to be quite safe for travel, but participants are
  encouraged to get specific travel advisories from the U.S. government. One good
  site for this information is http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html.
• Current weather condition in Belize
  

• Study guide for the exam
• The list of organism names you need to know for the practical
  
• Some references that may be useful in your final papers
  
• Some guidelines to searching the scientific literature
• Maps of Belize
• The Biodiversity & Environmental Resource Data System of Belize from which you can generate all types of maps (ecosystem, geology, soils, etc.) at numerous scales.  Go to "Map Explorer", launch, and select layer you wish to map.  This site should be useful to you in explaining some of the broad scale trends in your final paper.  Here are some maps Dr. D. generated for the part of Belize we visit:
• Ecosystems
• Geology
• Elevation
• Agriculture
• Protected Areas
• Streams
• Soils
  
• Assorted maps for Belize
  

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