Cayo District, Belize In Belize’s out-of-this-world Cayo district, rivers and breezes will always keep you cool, especially in the evening after a day of exploring Maya ruins, hiking rainforests and wading through waterfalls. This is a world away from the Caribbean you may be used to, a place for jaguars and howler monkeys and street stalls with piping-hot pupusas and river lodges. The latter are some of the most extraordinary places to stay you’ll encounter in the Caribbean Basin, hideaways like Francis Ford Coppola’s Blancaneaux Lodge and the stunning Gaia River Lodge, among others.