Turneffe Flats Lodge is located on the Turneffe Atoll (a shallow lagoon that rises up from the middle of the ocean), 30 miles off the coast of Belize.
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Turneffe Flats Lodge is located on the Turneffe Atoll (a shallow lagoon that rises up from the middle of the ocean), 30 miles off the coast of Belize.