I have mixed feelings about Warrie Head. It is one of the few vestiges of British Colonial life left in Belize and as such it is well worth a visit. This historic Estate was originally founded in the 18th Century as the site of a Mahogany Logging Camp, but the 1,200 acre property is now a working cattle and citrus plantation. It is situated in the rolling foothills of the Cayo mountains, overlooking the banks of the Belize River, just off of the road leading from Belize City to the new interior capital of Belmopan. A stately avenue of Royal Palm trees leads from the entrance gate, through vast manicured lawns, to the rambling old white plantation house, with its wide, screened verandahs, tray ceilings and highly polished wooden floors. The rooms are graced by some fine examples of 19th Century Belizian colonial furniture, massive four-poster beds, huge armoires, sideboards, planters chairs and rocking chairs, all made of solid mahogany. The beautifully landscaped tropical gardens are... more