BELIZE CITY, Belize, November 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Smugglers Run Plantation, Belize's first master planned golf resort community now taking shape, has gone interactive with the early November activation of its website, http://www.smugglersrunplantation.com/

Designed by a Belize City-based web firm, www.smugglersrunplantation.com leans heavily on local talent. The imagery is largely the product of Belizean photojournalists and graphic artists. The music incorporates the sounds of local instruments rendering the Garifuna and Bak-a Bush cantinas native to Belize. Recorded in Belize City, the score was composed and performed by world-renowned Belizean artist, Andy Palacio, who was honored on October 1, 2007 as an Artist for Peace by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

The interactive web portal details the depth and breadth of Smugglers Run Plantation's tourism and real estate offerings, including home sites, golf course and marina condominiums, town homes, duplex villas, single family homes and equestrian home sites. However the site also underlines the Plantation's commitment to creating a world-class destination by leaning heavily not merely on the Belizean environment, but its history, culture and know-how.

The idea may strike some as elemental, said Smugglers Run Plantation owner and developer Trevor Miles, a sixth-generation Belizean. However, we're all familiar with a Caribbean region that today is teeming with resorts and real estate ventures that replicate a North America or European cultural aesthetic and drop it into a tropical setting.

At Smugglers Run Plantation, that would never do. We acknowledge there are international standards for luxury and quality; we have resolved to set them in a thoroughly Belizean context. The spectacular natural surroundings, the diverse culture, the long and colorful history, and the people of Belize -- these factors influence everything we have done and will do at Smugglers Run Plantation. It shows in the architecture, the cuisine, and the amenities and yes, even the web site.

For further information on Smugglers Run Plantation, test drive the new website at http://www.smugglersrunplantation.com or call Toll Free 1-800-640-2514 or 011-501-223-0696.

About Smugglers Run Plantation

Smugglers Run Plantation is a residential golf resort master planned community located 18 miles up the coast from Belize City, near the International Airport. The 1,000 acre development on gentle rolling hills with its select Caribbean Sea view is scheduled to open in late 2010 and will include at full build out 1,540 golf, jungle, and marina view condominiums, town homes, duplex villas, single family homes and plantation and equestrian estate home sites which are now on sale. Amenities will include an Arthur Hills / Steve Forrest and Associates 18 hole championship golf course, a large clubhouse and activity center, a 240 slip wet and dry marina and yacht club, a golf school and tennis academy, fitness center and spas, retail village, equestrian center, a water park, and two hotels -- one with a casino.

Brian E. Werner, VP Business Development, Smugglers Run Plantation, 011-501-223-0696, Fax, 011-501-223-3248, brian@smugglersrunplantation.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Illustrative images of Smugglers Run Plantation are available upon request.