Toledo

Until the 60’s Punta Gorda was reachable only by boat, but today the Southern Highway from Dangriga to Punta Gorda is one of the best paved roads in the country, with the exception of the 9 mile stretch through the Golden Stream Corridor Preserve, which is currently being upgraded. The journey from Belize City to Punta Gorda takes between 4 and 5 hours.

PG and Toledo are served by several daily busses, with James Bus Line offering the highest number of busses. The express bus takes 5 ¼ hours, and the regular service around 6 ½ hours US$12.

Three daily water taxis cross between Punta Gorda and Puerto Barrios in Guatemala. The crossing takes between 60 and 90 minutes, and costs US$20 – US$25. There is also a direct crossing from Livingston in Guatemala on Tuesdays and Fridays on other days, travel via Puerto Barrios.There is an exit tax from Belize of US$3.75, and an exit tax of US$10 from Guatemala.

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