By CHRIS SANTELLA | Special to The Washington Post | Published: April 8, 2021 For some, the notion of an isolated, utterly private Caribbean atoll may conjure up fantasies of tropical indolence chaise longues on a white-sand beach, umbrella drinks and perhaps a paperback. There are chaise longues and umbrella drinks available at Turneffe Flats. But most days the chairs are empty, as visitors come to explore the wonders of the most biologically diverse coral atoll in the Western Hemisphere by fly-fishing, scuba diving and snorkeling. Turneffe Flats sits on Turneffe Atoll, a 300-square-mile series of hundreds of palm-fringed islands, endless mangroves, clear lagoons and unbroken reefs the very picture of pristine Caribbean beauty. It’s roughly 30 miles east of Belize City and is part of the Mesoamerican Reef System, the second-longest barrier reef in the world, stretching 600 miles from Mexico to Honduras. According to Oceanic Society, the habitat here is home to more than
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