tran air Should you run out of all financial resources and need money sent from your home country, try Americ

Should you run out of all financial resources and need money sent from your home country, try American Express Travel Service, 41 Albert Street, Belize City, 227-7363, or Western Union,63 Regent Street, Belize City, 227-0014. There are four Western Union substations in the city at: Bi-way Gift Shop, Douglas Jones Street and Freetown Road, 223-1341; Marine Terminal on North Front Street, 203-1969; Dooneys, 15 Albert Street, 227-3039; and Eighty-Eight Trading Center, 66 Neal Pen Road, 227-8688. There are also Western Union substations throughout the country and they offer the quickest tran air service. tran air

Paradise Villas, 2262087, www.belizevilla.com, $$$$, is in a quiet location at the north end of town just before the residential area. This white stucco resort is well maintained. There s a bar and a dive shop on the premises. You can choose a fan or air conditioning, and all rooms have private bath

HOTELPRICES$.$20to$50$$.$51to$75$$$.$76to$100$$$$.$101to$150$$$$$.over$150 Home stay allows you to stay in a Maya home, to sleep in a hammock in the same room as the family, to wash in the river and to use an outhouse. You will work during the day with the family, whether it be chopping wood, harvesting coffee or making tortillas. For this program you can either check with the village alcade or call in Punta Gorda, 722-2470, for arrangements. tran air The cost of this program is about US $5 per day, plus $2 per meal. This is a true immersion program. tran air

Tania s, 523-7058, $, west of the beach, in a motel-style building. It s very hot here, although the rooms do have ceiling fans and some offer private baths. I thought it was a bit grotty. There are five rooms; tran air one has a kitchen.