"...offers some of the best diving in the Caribbean and the atolls outside the reef barrier...."
The countries that form the bridge between North and South America are fringed by the world’s second largest barrier reef. The Great West Barrier Reef offers some of the best diving in the Caribbean and the atolls outside the reef barrier offer other interesting dive experiences.
The underwater world of the Pacific Coast is overflowing with marine life both large and small. Diving is on the Gulf of Papagayo with approximately 29 dive sites along 75 miles of rugged coastline.
Belize lies on the Caribbean coast of Central America. The coastline is protected by the longest unbroken coral reef in the western hemisphere, some 175 miles long.
See also for Central America: