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  Corozal Town
Corozal Town is a town in the nation of Belize.
Corozal was a private estate before becoming a town in the 1840s, mostly settled by Mestizo refugees from the Caste War[?] in Yucatan.
The town was badly damaged by Hurricane Janet[?] in 1955 and was substantially rebuilt afterwards.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Corozal_Town.html   (103 words)

  
 Corozal Town in Belize
Corozal is Belize's fourth largest populated district, with 33,335 residents.
Corozal Town sits on the Bay of Corozal; its population is 7,888.
The history of Corozal, including a graphic depiction of the war and the impact of colonial rule on the Mayan people, are sketched in a strikingly beautiful mural on the wall of Corozal's Town Hall.
www.belize.com /corozal-belize.html   (633 words)

  
 Corozal Town -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Corozal Town is a (An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city) town in the nation of (A country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control) Belize.
Corozal Town is located about 96 miles north of (Click link for more info and facts about Belize City) Belize City, and 9 miles from the border with (A Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810) Mexico.
Corozal was a private estate before becoming a town in the (The decade from 1840 to 1849) 1840s, mostly settled by (A person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)) Mestizo refugees from the (Click link for more info and facts about Caste War of Yucatán) Caste War of Yucatán.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Co/Corozal_Town.htm   (228 words)

  
 Belize Virtual Tour - Maya ruins, travel, national parks, towns and villages of Belize
Corozal Town, the administrative center for the district, lies on the Bay of Corozal.
Corozal was founded in 1849 by refugees who were fleeing from the Caste War in Mexico.
Corozal Town has been built on the foundations of the Maya ceremonial center of what was Santa Rita, Corozal.
www.belizeexplorer.com /cgi-local/explorer.cgi?db=explorer&uid=default&keyword=corozal&Category=---&District=---&sb=Category&view_records=Begin+Search&mh=1&nh=7   (383 words)

  
 Corozal Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Corozal Town is located about 96 north of Belize City and 9 miles from the border Mexico.
Much of the town was built an ancient Maya city sometimes known as Santa Rita; may have been the original Pre-Columbian town called Chetumal.
The town was badly damaged by Janet in 1955 and was substantially rebuilt afterwards.
www.freeglossary.com /Corozal_Town   (434 words)

  
 Corozal Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Much of the town was built over an ancient Maya city sometimes known as Santa Rita ; this may have been the original Pre-Columbian town called Chetumal.
Corozal Community College Community College in the Corozal District.
Town of Smithtown The official website for the Town of Smithtown with current town information, town notices, town news, and town events.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Corozal_Town.html   (394 words)

  
 Paget's Belize Journal II - Corozal Town
The town is located on Corozal Bay, a "sub-bay" of the Bay of Honduras which borders all of Belize.
The town fathers have done a nice job of preserving public space along the bay; the public market is set on the bay, and the tourist center and a public basketball/soccer court.
Likewise, although there are lots of thatched roofs outside of town, mostly in town it's corrugated "tin" or cement -- in descending order of both likelihood of blowing away in a hurricane and in heat dissipation.
www.pengen.com /belize/bze2corozal2.html   (772 words)

  
 Corozal Town in Belize
Corozal Town is a very well organized community with more to do than you will have time to complete.
Corozal Town just happens to be in the center of the great Mayan World, otherwise known as Mundo Maya.
Corozal Town itself is built over what was once the Mayan city of Santa Rita, an important trade center until it was destroyed by the Spanish in the 1550's.
www.belize.com /corozal-mestizo-belize.html   (1307 words)

  
 Corozal Town - Toucan Trail
Corozal Town, the largest town of the quiet, bucolic Corozal District, exemplifies the cultural and economic transformation the region has undergone over the past 4000 years.
The town itself rests on the foundations of the ancient Maya ceremonial center of Santa Rita on the banks of the Chetumal Bay.
Corozal serves as a gateway to other surrounding destinations, especially Mexico, and therefore offers a multitude of accommodations and restaurants.
www.toucantrail.com /Belize-on-a-Budget/Corozal-Town.html   (401 words)

  
 Corozal Bay Inn - Toucan Trail
Corozal Bay Inn is the location of choice for upscale budget travelers visiting Corozal Town.
It is the only hotel in town that has a swimming pool, long sandy beach, 27-inch TVs with cable and free wireless internet for those traveling with their laptops.
Corozal Bay Inn, located on the waterfront is easy to find on Almond Drive at the south end of town.
www.toucantrail.com /Corozal-Bay-Inn.html   (294 words)

  
 Corozal District, Belize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Corozal Town, a seaside community sitting on the Bay of Chetumal just below the Mexican border, has a population of approximately 9,000 people.
Corozal closely resembles a Mexican town with its plaza, Palacio Municipal and large church.
On the northern outskirts of the town is the Santa Rita site, which has the ruins of a Mayan ceremonial centre, and across the bay is the Cerros site, which was a major coastal trading centre during the pre-Classic period (350 BC-250 AD).
www.belizediscover.com /Corozal.htm   (487 words)

  
 Corozal Town - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
is a town in the nation of Belize.
Corozal Town is located about 96 miles north of Belize_City, and 9 miles from the border with Mexico.
The town was badly damaged by Hurricane_Janet in 1955 and was substantially rebuilt afterwards.
www.indexsuche.com /Corozal_Town.html   (130 words)

  
 Northern Belize - The major towns and villages of the Orange Walk and Corozal Districts, Belize.
Although Corozal was named after the Spanish word for the cohune palm trees found in the region, the significance of the name has greater implications: the Maya considered the cohune palms to be symbols of fertility.
A mural by artist Manuel Reyes in Corozal's town hall depicts the diverse history of the region.
Lying ninety-six miles north of Belize City, nine miles from the River Hondo, and just twenty miles from the Mexican border town of Chetumal, Corozal Town is a convenient stopover and base from which to explore the rest of Northern Belize.
www.northernbelize.com /see_corozal.html   (791 words)

  
 History of Corozal : The Early Years, 1795-1803
During his visit to Corozal in 1824, Governor and Lieutenant General Miguel de la Torre was informed that Corozal had been founded in 1795 through the efforts of the proxies Joaquín Marrero and José de Rivera Ortiz.
This is not only the case in Corozal, but also in other towns on the island, where town governments adopt earlier dates in order to increase the antiquity of their municipalities, without evidence, corroboration or research into the source documents at the Archivo General de Puerto Rico.
Nor is there any mention of the existence of a parish in Corozal before 1803 in any of the pastoral visits described in the documents of the Archdiocesan Archives of the Diocese of San Juan.
www.preb.com /apuntes/corozale.htm   (1488 words)

  
 Toucan Trail Corozal District Northern Belize - Affordable Accommodations for the Independent Traveler
With the Mexican border a mere eight miles away, Corozal Town became a haven for refugees fleeing the Caste War of Yucatan during the mid 1800s -- as is depicted on the
Along the Corozal Bay, 7 miles north east of Corozal Town, at the end of a bumpy road is the
The Corozal District is often times viewed as one of the stops between Belize City and the northern border and if one were to remain on the main highway, that impression would seem valid.
www.belizeanjourneys.com /features/toucan_trail/corozal/newsletter.html   (1404 words)

  
 Corozal District, Belize
Corozal Town is located nine miles from the Mexican border and Chetumal, capital of Mexico's southern state of Quintana Roo.
Corozal District is the heart of Belize's sugar growing and processing industry.
Cerros, access able by boat from Corozal, lies across the Corozal-Chetumal bay and was an early Maya trading center.
www.belize-vacation.com /belize/corozal.htm   (355 words)

  
 Transportation - Progresso Heights - Belize Real Estate
Visitors form border towns, Melchor and Chetumal, are exempted from these fees if they remain in the country for less than 24 hours.
Corozal Town is a major maritime port of entry into Belize.
Upon reaching Corozal's port, you are required to report your entry to the police or immigration authorities immediately upon arrival.
progressoheights.com /location/transportation.htm   (832 words)

  
 The San Pedro Jacuzzi
With it the men went to their fish traps, to the city, to Corozal town and even to Chetumal.
With the sailing boat they took dried or corned fish to Honduras and Guatemala, fish to Belize City, barbecued or smoked bony fish to Corozal Town, or transported pimento sticks (taciste) and palm leaves (huano or chit) to build their thatch houses.
The trip to Corozal Town was usually done at night because there was more wind, it was less hot, and one could leave San Pedro at 8 in the night and be in Corozal Town by 7 or 8 a.m.
www.ambergriscaye.com /25years/jacuzzi.html   (682 words)

  
 Belize : Places to Visit
Corozal is the Northern most district of Belize bordering the Mexican City of Chetumal.
The most important city of this district is Corozal Town which is perched right in front of the Caribbean sea.
It is probably the most scenic town in the entire country and this is mainly because it is located in a hilly area.
www.turq.com /belize/beldist.html   (1194 words)

  
 Mayors' Association meets in San Pedro
Suggestions included: Town Boards should be responsible for the Traffic Department and its revenue and Town Boards should have their own land evaluation personnel.
Mayor Acosta of Corozal said that his town board has built and improved parks, put up stop signs, improved culverts and garbage collection, placed garbage drums around the town and tended to land, constructed sleeping police men and is presently working on numbering the streets.
The Dangriga Town Board will be holding their Municipal Fair on May 1st and 2nd and hopes to raise $40,000.00 to purchase trucks to use for sanitation purposes.
www.sanpedrosun.net /old/98-174.html   (1463 words)

  
 Website of the Belize Tourism Board
The ruins of Cerros are located on a peninsula overlooking Corozal Bay in the Corozal District.
Just south of Corozal Town, the ruins are accessible by a short boat ride across the Bay.
With the tallest structure rising 72 feet high above the plaza, it is possible to enjoy a panoramic view of the Chetumal Bay, Corozal Town, and the mouth of the New River which leads to the ruins of Lamanai.
www.travelbelize.org /ce.html   (168 words)

  
 Lycos Search : Corozal
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The Hokol Kin Guesthouse in Corozal, is the perfect place to explore Northern Belize.
Corozal and Dexire Anj at 16:11 on 22 September 2004...
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 Viatorians.com - Around the World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Corozal is a district in northern Belize with a small town - Corozal Town - on a bay that empties into the Caribbean Sea.
In 1998, Viatorians took over the Catholic mission that includes St. Francis Xavier Church in Corozal Town and the Catholic schools and chapels in the villages.
The Viatorians staff the parish in Corozal Town, and Frs.
www.viatorians.com /world/belize.htm   (323 words)

  
 Triton Properties
Approximately 2 1/2 miles to Corozal Town and Approx.
Approximately 2 1/2 miles south of Corozal Town center and approx.
This is the highest ground in Corozal Town proper.
www.triton-properties.com /5acres_czl.html   (126 words)

  
 Northern Belize known as Point Alegre, Orange Walk Town, Corozal Town. Chetumal, Belize City, Mexico.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The highway from Belize City to Orange Walk and Corozal is paved.
Highways from Orange Walk and Corozal to the property are limestone.
By boat the property is 8 miles from Corozal and 11 miles from Chetumal, Mexico.
www.corkkerryproperties.net /keystwo/5243/index.html   (1556 words)

  
 Nestor's Hotel - Corozal Town, Belize
In the middle of the action in downtown Corozal Town.
Nestors is located on the corner of fourth street and 5th avenue in downtown Corozal Town.
Nestor's is easily the most rowdy place at night in Corozal Town.
www.belizen.com /RefPage/nestors/index.htm   (207 words)

  
 The Belize Virtual Guide - Corozal - Districts Tour
Although it faces the sea, Corozal Town has no real beaches.
Instead of a major tourist attraction, the town serves as a resting and refueling stop for most people traveling either to Belize City or to Mexico.
The town is laid on a classically Hispanic grid pattern around the central square, where most businesses and basic necessities are located.
www.travelbelize.org /german/html/guide/di/di01.html   (410 words)

  
 2.23 acres of elegant upscale Caribbean front property
An elegant upscale Caribbean front property situated in the Corozal Town is definitely a dream home in the dream location.
Corozal Town is only approximately 10 miles to the Mexican border and approximately 15 miles to t he closest Mexican City of Chetumal.
Belize City is approximately one and a half hour drive from the property or approximately 25 minutes by air from Corozal Town.
www.belizelandproperties.com /properties/2.23acres/2.23acres.html   (393 words)

  
 Corozal Town area from the air, mouth of the New River Lagoon, Xaibe Village, Photographs, Images, Scenes, Pictures, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Corozal Town area from the air, mouth of the New River Lagoon, Xaibe Village, Photographs, Images, Scenes, Pictures, Photos From Ambergris Caye, Belize
Corozal Town - early on a sunny morning.
An aerial view of the mouth of the New River Lagoon entering the Bay of Corozal.
www.ambergriscaye.com /pages/photos/440.html   (87 words)

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