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  Benque Viejo Del Carmen at MyBelizeAdventure.com : Destinations: Cayo : Benque Viejo Del Carmen
Founded in the 1860's by a handful of Guatemalan refugees, the small, quiet town of Benque Viejo Del Carmen (often referred to as Benque) is today considered the border town and is visited primarily to cross into the Guatemalan town of Melchor de Mencos.
Benque Viejo, which is Spanish for ‘Old Bank', got its name from being a riverside logging camp in the Colonial era of Belizean History when logging camps near to rivers were referred to as ‘banks'.
Chicleros would gather in Benque Viejo to ensure that the mahogany logs they labored to extract from the forests were successfully floated down the river to later be exported to England.
www.mybelizeadventure.com /destinations/cayo/benque   (437 words)

  
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Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize's most westerly town, lies one mile off the border with Peten, Guatemala, and is situated 81 miles off Belize City.
The area of Benque Viejo became a logging camp in the 18th Century due to its strategic location along the Mopan River.
Despite the wave of modernism and change, Benque Viejo del Carmen has kept its mystic and tranquil spirit tinted with the friendliness of its people, and the practices and beliefs of old.
www.angelfire.com /pe/poustinia/Benque.html   (215 words)

  
 Belize's Cayo District including San Ignacio, Benque Viejo del Carmen and Succotz.
Melchor de Mencos borders with the Cayo town of Benque Viejo del Carmen, where in November 2002, the government of Belize opened a modern, comfortable immigration facility.
The BMA comes under the Ministry of Tourism and the Benque facility is the first of two the BMA is coordinating; scheduled soon for opening is a similar revitalization of the northern border with Mexico in Santa Elena, Corozal.
Benque Viejo del Carmen is also home to a House of Culture.
www.belize.com /cayo_2.html   (622 words)

  
 Website of the Belize Tourism Board
La Casa del Turista fue diseñada específicamente para atender a los pasajeros de los cruceros que desean vivir la experiencia de Belice durante su día de visita a nuestro país.
Benque Viejo del Carmen - Casa de la Cultura de Benque, antiguamente ocupado por una comisaría de policía.
Cerca de la zona del canal hay muy buen pescado y marisco a su disposición, así como un mercado con la mejor variedad de frutas frescas y verdura de la zona.
www.travelbelize.org /spanish/bc.html   (1490 words)

  
 Benque Viejo del Carmen: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
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www.encyclopedian.com /be/Benque-Viejo-del-Carmen.html   (234 words)

  
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Benque Viejo del Carmen Benque Viejo del Carmen (Benque) is also located on the Western Highway and is the last settlement in Belize before the border with Guatemala.
Benque is situated on the east bank of the Mopan River.
By contrast, northern Belize is drained bv the Neew River and Rio Hondo whose drainage basins are characterised by wide shallow depressions in the west and centre of the country.
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 Hotell Benque Viejo del Carmen & Reseguide Benque Viejo del Carmen
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Tänk på att boka hotell i Benque Viejo del Carmen i tid eftersom det underlättar din semester i Benque Viejo del Carmen.
Oavsett om din resa är en weekend i Benque Viejo del Carmen eller om du är på semester i Benque Viejo del Carmen så kommer du att kunna boka ditt hotellrum i Benque Viejo del Carmen säkert och prisvärt genom vårt nätverk av hotellbokningar.
www.hotellfynd.se /hotell-benqueviejodelcarmen.php   (364 words)

  
 The Belize Times Weekly Newspaper Online - The Belize Municipal Drainage & Infrastructural Development Project |||   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
“It was badly needed,” said one of the residents of Liberty Street, Benque Viejo del Carmen, referring to the lined and covered concrete drain snaking past her home.
Part 7A is intended to alleviate the chronic flooding that occurs to properties along the route of the Central Main Drain through the reconstruction of the majority of the existing channel where it passes through the town, and the replacement of inadequate culverts.
Part 7B will improve the drainage of the Old Benque area of town, through the enlargement of the existing drain on Liberty Street, and the construction of a new drain along George Street to convey the required runoff and drainage flows to a new outfall on the Mopan River near the Town Hall.
www.belizetimes.bz /news/story/4585.shtml   (769 words)

  
 Los Finados "The Day of the Dead Celebration" Benque Viejo Town, Cayo District, Belize
Even though I won't ever admit this in public, it was sheer curiosity that pulled me out of bed on the morning of November 2, All Souls Day, and got me on a bus to Belize's western border town of Benque Viejo del Carmen.
Benque, a primarily Catholic town, is no different with one exception.
David and all who shared were worried that in the minds of the younger generation, their beautiful Los Finados heritage had been replaced by Halloween.
www.belizeanjourneys.com /features/finados/newsletter.html   (1015 words)

  
 Resort For Sale in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize :: Highly profitable, small luxury resort; 12 thatched cabanas on ...
An intimate wedding chapel is located near the river, providing a stunning backdrop for memorable marriage, and vow renewal ceremonies.
The property is situated on the north bank of the Mopan River, across from the town of Benque Viejo del Carmen, in the western Cayo District.
The resort was designed and constructed to provide guests with adventure-filled days, and comfort-filled evenings in a magnificent tropical setting.
realestate.escapeartist.com /P-2000681   (724 words)

  
 Belize - Guatemala Relations
The border municipalities of Benque Viejo Del Carmen in Belize and Melchor de Mencos in Guatemala along with the Office of the Organization of American States held the Second Belize Cultural Presentation in the Adjacency Zone (AZ) on Friday, May 27, 2005.
Miguel Angel Trinidad; the Mayor of Benque Viejo Del Carmen, His Worship Said Badi Guerra; the Mayor of Melchor de Mencos, Mrs.
The Mayors of Benque Viejo del Carmen and Melchor de Mencos also expressed their desire for greater and closer ties friendship and cooperation between the two municipalities.
www.belize-guatemala.gov.bz /press_releases/31-05-2005.html   (364 words)

  
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The Community of Artists for Cultural and Historical Endeavours (CACHE) was integrated in the year 2000 as an offshoot of the Historical and Cultural Association of Benque Viejo, with the primary objective of establishing and supporting the House of Culture in the municipality of Benque Viejo del Carmen in western Belize.
The mission of HOC Benque and CACHE involves the promoting and preserving of key aspects of the Maya and Mestizo culture predominant in western Belize.
HOC Benque and CACHE are supported by the Government of Belize, through the National Institute of Culture and History, and patrons in and outside Belize.
www.carromatoteatro.org /belice.html   (423 words)

  
 Belize's Amandala Online: Belize news, news on Belize, Belize newspapers, Belize, Belize, Belize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Benque Viejo del Carmen was the only town in the country to elect a UDP Town Board in the March 1, 2000 Town Board elections - 5 UDP seats to 2 PUP seats, giving the UDP control over the board.
In the Benque Town Board elections of March, 2000, which featured a separate battle for the mayorship, the UDP's Marconi Sosa defeated the PUP candidate by only 36 votes.
Wednesday's poll in Benque Viejo del Carmen had no significance except that it was the only local election which analysts can use to measure the relative strengths of the two major political parties less than a year and a half before big elections have to be held.
www.belizemall.com /amandala/archives/march_10_2002.html   (4523 words)

  
 Environmental Art Lands near Benque
If a man could not successfully navigate to the center of the maze, he was denied his chance to marry.
Much of the art at Poustinia also relates the history of the town of Benque Viejo del Carmen.
The religious, agricultural, and evolving technological history of Benque is shown through these works.
www.belizeanjourneys.com /features/poustinia/newsletter.html   (951 words)

  
 Belize - Ministry of Education
The Mopan Technical High School in Benque Viejo Del Carmen was the venue on Saturday, November 25, 2006 for a brief graduation ceremony marking the conclusion of a four-week basic computer training programme.
The computer training programme was planned and organized by the National Employment and Training Unit of the Ministry of Labour through the efforts of National Coordinator, Ms.
The participants in Benque Viejo had identified computer literacy as their training need.
www.moes.gov.bz /News/2006/2006.11.28.htm   (294 words)

  
 Benque Viejo del Carmen, Cayo, Belize - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
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Maps and coordinates for Benque Viejo del Carmen, Cayo, Belize are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/belize/map/m1694138/benque_viejo_del_carmen.html   (95 words)

  
 Channel5Belize.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Over the course of the day, more than two thousand primary and secondary students from schools in the border towns of Melchor de Mencos and Benque Viejo del Carmen would take centre stage to profile various ethnicities.
With the territorial differendum still being argued in the boardroom, according to the Director of the O.A.S.'s border office, Luis Miguel Trinidad, these kinds of activities plant seeds of peace.
"While there is strong support for the ongoing negotiations, local officials from Melchor de Mencos and Benque Viejo say they hope all this international attention will bring about resolution to issues currently affecting their daily lives; issues such as sexual exploitation of children, prostitution, and crime and violence.
new.channel5belize.com /archive_detail_story.php?story_id=14939   (776 words)

  
 Channel5Belize.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Earlier this week, a News Five investigation took us to Benque Viejo del Carmen, where a taxi driver may have unknowingly been used by the robbers to transport them to their destination.
The highway between the Western Border and Benque Viejo Del Carmen, although only a mile long, has apparently become a bit unsafe for those who frequent the stretch of road.
What we need because from here to Benque is just a mile and all of that bush is around there.
new.channel5belize.com /archive_news_cast.php?news_date=1998-05-07   (2627 words)

  
 Benque Viejo Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
As far as tourist "attractions," there is a House of Culture in Benque (located at the old police station).
Xunantunich (Maya ruin!) is visable from just about everywhere in Benque and it's just in the neighboring village of Sacuotz.
If you are fortunate enough to be in Benque during a holiday, there are MANY things to see and do.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Caribbean_and_Central_America/Belize/Cayo_District/Benque_Viejo-1648277/Things_To_Do-Benque_Viejo-BR-1.html   (550 words)

  
 Mayors' Association meets in San Pedro
Front row: Deputy Mayor Marshall Nunez, Mayor Jorge Guerra of Benque Viejo del Carmen, Cornelio Acosta of Corozal, Anthony Ramons, J.P. of Dangriga; back row: Mayor Alberto Nuñez of San Pedro Town,Mayor Reynaldo Burgos of Orange Walk,and Mayor Luis Manzanero of San Ignacio and Santa Elena Towns.
The Mayors' Association of Belize held its monthly meeting in San Pedro Town on Friday, April 24th, to discuss important issues affecting the association.
Mayor Guerra of Benque Viejo del Carmen said that from the Annual Benque Viejo Fair they made a profit of $20,000.00.
www.sanpedrosun.net /old/98-174.html   (1463 words)

  
 Century21 Belize
3 residential lots situated in Benque Viejo Del Carmen approximately 200 feet from the Western Highway.
Benque Viejo Del Carmen is the western-most town near the Guatemalan border.
Here you will meet many from North America, from Europe, and indeed, from all around the globe who have made a new life for themselves and their families in the Cayo towns.
www.century21belize.com /property_details.php?property_id=92   (191 words)

  
 Benque Viejo del Carmen, BLZ Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
Benque Viejo del Carmen, BLZ Weather - Forecasts, Radar Maps, Video, and News
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All times shown are local to Benque Viejo del Carmen.
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 The Belize Times Weekly Newspaper Online - Cultural Queen of Benque Viejo del Carmen October 7th |||   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
In honour of the 102nd anniversary of the Town of Benque Viejo, CACHE/HOC is staging several important events.
Also performing the evening will be Pablo Collado, Base Impact and Orquidea Negra, coming from Benque Viejo.
On Wednesday at 7:30 PM a forum will be held at House of Culture to discuss the way forward for Benque Viejo and the country of Belize.
www.belizetimes.bz /news/story/5902.shtml   (307 words)

  
 Roy Young: Migration and AIDS in Belize
The study was completed in Belize City and Benque Viejo del Carmen, and, in many ways, reveals clear and distinct patterns of vulnerability (both economic and in terms of exposure to STIs including HIV/AIDS) for the port city of 45,584 and the inland border town of 5,096.
Since 95% of the respondents (Belize City and Benque Viejo) agreed with their children, brothers or sisters, receiving information at school on sex education and AIDS; target schools to empower children from early.
Cross border campaigns: Efforts in Benque should be coordinated with those of the Guatemalans in Melchor and beyond in Honduras and Salvador.
www.cavehill.uwi.edu /bnccde/belize/conference/papers/young.html   (2130 words)

  
 LoveFM News and Music Power - Belize News Source and Radio Station
Pat Asling Coordinator at the House of Culture in Benque Viejo Del Carmen tells us of activities in that area.
Following that he also has some interesting photographs and these are going to be on display throughout from the 15th of September on through October and we will have an official opening for that exhibit at the same time.
And on the 17th, Sunday afternoon at the Centennial Park here in Benque we will be having what I call a Musical Extravaganza, there will be a game demonstrating how talented our Belizean youths are.
www.lovefm.com /ndisplay.php?nid=4654   (190 words)

  
 Fight Over Jungle Frontier / A turf war most people thought had ended years ago heats up between Guatemala and Belize
Both the town of Benque Viejo del Carmen and Guatemala's adjacent Melchor de Mencos are sleepy, Spanish-speaking villages where pigs and chickens share the streets with aging buses that trundle back and forth to the border with Belizean shoppers and Guatemalan laborers.
In August, tiny Benque Viejo del Carmen was the site of two murders, a rape and a jewelry store robbery allegedly committed by Guatemalans.
In the meantime, the Guatemalans say they will take their border claim to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, while the Belizeans insist on bilateral negotiations.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/11/02/MN17954.DTL&type=printable   (1320 words)

  
 Belize - Guatemala: Language Exchange
On 4 July 2005, English classes commenced at the new LX/OAS Classroom situated in the OAS compound between the Immigration Offices of Benque Viejo del Carmen and Melchor de Mencos on the Western Border.
Colonel Robert Martin, Executive Director of LX Project, was present at the two certificate award ceremonies, in September and December respectively, together with Miguel Angel Trinidad, Director of the OAS Adjacency Zone Office, the Mayoress of Melchor de Mencos and the Mayor of Benque Viejo del Carmen.
Colonel Robert Martin, Director Ejecutivo del Proyecto LX, estuvo presente en las dos ceremonias de entrega de diplomas en septiembre y diciembre respectivamente, juntamente con Miguel Angel Trinidad, Director de la Oficina, la Alcaldesa de Melchor de Mencos y el Alcalde de Benque Viejo del Carmen.
www.guatemalabelize.com /ver_noticia.asp?id=63   (331 words)

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