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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why Spanish speaking?[/quote]

My kids are in a Spanish immersion program and visiting Belize last year gave them such a confidence boost (they enjoyed being our translators!)

Vieques is a great idea. I was thinking of Cuelebra. Maybe a couple days in San Juan and then there.
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Are you kidding me? Belize is English speaking. Sure there are some Spanish speakers there, but that’s true here too. [/quote]

The official language of Belize is English, however over 60% of the 
population speaks Spanish.[/quote]

Yes, mainly Salvadoran immigrants just like here. It’s a former British colony, part of the Commonwealth, and squarely an English speaking country. Running around speaking Spanish to migrants there would be majorly cringe. [/quote]

It's Guatemalans there, because that's who they share their border with, and it's a big issue for them.  But yes it's pretty cringe.[/quote]

I live in Belize, on Ambergris Caye, where at least 50% of the residents are Spanish native speakers. They all regularly speak Spanish to each other and people who can speak Spanish speak it to them. My husband breaks out his incredibly bad Spanish pretty often because we own a business and he has to deal with a variety of people who don’t speak English. I met several people who speak no English at all and have public-facing jobs (mostly running burrito stands and the like).

I don’t think it would necessarily be my choice to do tons of practicing of Spanish, but it’s definitely not unacceptable to speak Spanish to the Spanish speakers. Perfectly acceptable. And Belize might be a nice compromise so that Spanish can be practiced yet you can still get around easily in English when necessary. [/quote]

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