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Orange Walk is the second northern district located between Belize and Corozal. It is populated by a mixture of Mestizos, Yucatec Mayas and Creoles. Many Chinese and Hindus can also be seen as shop and restaurant owners. The major city of the district is Orange Walk town which is located 54 miles up the Northern Highway from Belize City. Its major activity is still the production of sugar cane. In fact, even before you enter Orange Walk Town you can see the lines of sugar cane trucks waiting for their turn to deliver their cane loads. As you travel up the Yo Creek Road you will be able to see the extensive sugar cane plantations. If it is harvesting season, you would even be able to see the locals chopping and setting the cane very carefully in bunches for them to load the trucks manually with the aid of a ladder . Other important activities are cattle rearing and the production of some vegetables. Milpa farming is still practiced extensively for home consumption, especially in the rural communities. Important attractions in Orange Walk include the Maya ruins, Lamanai, El Posito, Cuello, Nohmul, Chan Chich and the Rio Bravo Conservation Area.

Lamanai Archaeological Park

Lamanai is one of Belize´s largest ceremonial centers. It is also one of the most important. The name "lamanai" comes from the word "submerged crocodile" in the Mayan language. Many representations of the crocodile can be found throughout this site.

Rio Bravo Conservation Area

Covering 4 percent of Belize´s total land, the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area makes up Belize´s part of the Maya Forest and encompasses 260,000 acres of lush rainforest in northwestern Belize.

Orange Walk

District was previously dominated by loggers for over a hundred years until the refugees of the Caste War arrived in the late 19th century. At the time of logging, all the timber was floated down the New River into the Corozal Bay, then to Belize City and shipped abroad. Similar to the Corozal District, at the time of the arrival of the refugees, the logging industry was in decline and eventually gave rise to the sugar industry.