Punta Gorda (aka:PG) is the southernmost town in Belize. PG is the capital of the Toledo district and home to about 6,000 people. Within PG, there are five different main ethnic groups; Mopan Maya, Kekchi Maya, Garifuna, Creoles and East Indian. The official language is English.
PG has one hospital in town. There are about 30 inpatient beds.
Market days are Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings. This is where you will find me and everyone else in PG, shopping for most of our grocery needs. The prices are right and the people are friendly. Wednesday, I bought 8 oranges for 1 Belizean dollar ($0.50)
The Texaco station is the only gas station in town. They have an air pump, so now I know where to go to fill my bike tires.
There are several churches in town; Catholic, Baptist, Assembly of God, Methodist and Pentocostal are the main ones I have seen so far. I have visited the Assembly of God church, which is primarily a spanish speaking congregation. It is located diagonal my house.
Marenco's, a local PG restaraunt is famous for their homemade icecream. Their is a group of menonites in PG that make the ice cream.
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