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	Dangriga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in the south of the nation of Belize, at the mouth of the river of Stann Creek on the Caribbean Sea.
		In Belize it has gained the nickname "The Culture Capital" for its mix of diverse peoples and cultures, being the home of some of Belize's most innovative musical forms and sporting activities.
		Dangriga was first settled under the name "Stann Creek Town" as a trading and logging post in the late 17th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dangriga (184 words)

	Dangriga, Belize
		Dangriga is the largest town in the Stann Creek District as well as all of Southern Belize, home to about 8,800 people.
		Dangriga lies along the banks of the North Stann Creek Rivera and offers the atmosphere of a quiet seaside fishing town.
		Dangriga is the center of Garifuna culture in Belize, and a jumping off-point to visit several offshore cayes.
	www.planetware.com /belize/dangriga-biz-st-d.htm (139 words)

	Dangriga - Stann Creek District, Belize
		Dangriga is home to the garifuna (ga-RIF-una), a unique cultural and ethnic group, decedents of shipwrecked slaves and native Caribs.
		Dangriga is becoming increasingly popular as destination to see and experience Garifuna life.
		Dangriga is well known for its cassava, made into cassava bread, and for cashew wine, as well as fish cooked in coconut milk, with a side of mashed plantain - a tastey dish called hudut.
	www.belize-vacation.com /belize/dangriga.htm (377 words)

	The Belize Virtual Guide - Dangriga - Districts Tour
		Dangriga, the largest town in the Stann Creek District, is located 55 miles from Belmopan and 105 miles from Belize City.
		Dangriga takes it name from the local Garifuna language, loosely meaning "here, the sweet water is close at hand." It lies peacefully along the banks of the North Stann Creek River, whose water is legendary.
		Cable television is in Dangriga and a steady flow of cash from large expatriate communities has allowed some wooden houses to be replaced by concrete.
	www.travelbelize.org /spanish/guide/di/di09.html (789 words)

	Myrtle Palacio: Dangriga BZ or USA?: Out-migration experiences of a Garifuna community in post-independent Belize
		The Mestizos, who represent 48.7% of the population, are predominant in the northern and western districts; the Creole, 24.9%, in the Belize district; the combined Mayan groups, 10.6% in the northern and Toledo districts; and the Garifuna, 6.1%, in the southern districts, particularly, the Stann Creek District (Census 2000).
		With a population of 8,814 (Census 2000), Dangriga is one of the smaller towns in Belize.
		Dangriga is host to a new generation of unemployables and drug addicts — the Deportees.
	www.cavehill.uwi.edu /bnccde/belize/conference/papers/palaciom.html (6450 words)

	Dangriga, Belize
		Home to the excitement of diving, fishing and sailing, Dangriga is also home to one of the largest Garifuna communities in the entire world.
		Indeed, in the Garifuna tongue, the name Dangriga can be loosely translated to: "Here, the sweet water is close at hand." And whether you're a foreign traveler or a local Black Carib, once you arrive, you know it's the truth.
		Despite the fact that Dangriga is relatively small - its population is only roughly 8,100 - it has become a haven for some of Belize's most popular artists.
	www.alfatravelguide.com /english/bz/dangriga.asp (442 words)

	In Garifuna Land
		Dining in Dangriga is a treat: Garifuna dishes includes fish, chicken, pork, corn and manioc or cassava, and they work wonders with coconuts.
		Dangriga straddles the North Stann Creek River, called the gumaragaru in Garifuna, for 'here the sweet water is close at hand.' The town is famous for its drinking water, which some say is the best in Belize.
		Dangriga comes alive during holidays and festivals, and Christmas is a veritable carnival.
	www.mayadiscovery.com /ing/life/garifuna.htm (839 words)

	Belize House - House
		Dangriga can be accessed daily, by plane from Belize City Airport, bus transportation or car rental arrangement.
		For a perfect vacation combine your stay in Dangriga with time in Hopkins, where your meals can be arranged at Iris' Restaurant, Seine Bight and Placencia, which are less than an hour away, as well as the southern cayes.
		Dangriga is the heart of the all encompassing Garifuna Cultural Experience.
	www.vrbo.com /92935 (598 words)

	Dangriga Town - Toucan Trail - Budget Travel in Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Once called Stann Creek Town, Dangriga is the district capital and the cultural center of the Garifuna people (of Amerindian and African ancestry) who are the majority of a population of about 9,000.
		With rainforests and the Maya Mountains to its west, cayes and the reef in the Caribbean east, Dangriga is a marvelous spot to spend a few days of discovery.
		The average length of the trip from Belize City to Dangriga is 2 ½ to 3 hrs however, you can enjoy the sights and sounds along the scenic Hummingbird Highway.
	www.toucantrail.com /Belize-on-a-Budget/Dangriga-Town.html (879 words)

	Dangriga : Planning a Trip : Getting There \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Maya Island Air flights from Dangriga to Belize City leave at 6:05, 7:25, and 10:50am, and at 12:10, 1:20, 2:30, and 4:50pm.
		Tropic Air flights depart Dangriga for both of Belize City's airports daily at 6:50, 7:45, and 10:25am, and at 12:20, 2:20, and 4:45pm.
		There are no regularly scheduled boats from Belize City to Dangriga, but aside from flying, water is the most direct means of covering the 36 miles (58km) between the two cities.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/dangriga/3550020009.html (882 words)

	Dangriga Adventure Travel - Dangriga Travel Guide
		Dangriga, which means "sweet water" in the Garífuna language, was originally called Stann Creek, and you may still hear it referred to as such.
		As the capital of the Stann Creek District, which is one of the main citrus-growing regions of Belize, Dangriga is a bustling agricultural and fishing community.
		Dangriga is the largest city in southern Belize and the seat of the country's Garífuna culture.
	away.com /destination-overview/Dangriga-4865-travel-guide.html (408 words)

	Dangriga, Belize, Dangriga Town is the cultural capital of Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Dangriga, Belize, Dangriga Town is the cultural capital of Belize
		The south bank is busy with boats that shuttle passengers to and from the surrounding cayes while a bustling market occupies the north bank where you can buy fruit, vegetables and fish fresh out of the ocean.
		Dangriga is full of things to do and see for the culture hungry.
	www.stanncreek.com /attract_dangriga.html (630 words)

	Hotels in Dangriga, Belize
		Stann Creek, the political district that contains the towns of Dangriga, Placencia, Hopkins and many smaller towns is Belize's second largest district with 986 square miles of opportunities for the adventure minded traveler.
		Notably, Tobacco Caye was once occupied by a thriving Creole community who fished the surrounding waters and grew to a population of over 200 before the tourist industry became the focus of the island.
		As a result of all this immigration from a variety of sources, the region from Dangriga down the coast to Placencia and on to Punta Gorda...
	www.goto-belize.com /dangriga.htm (1606 words)

	Travel - Dangriga Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Dangriga Belize is located about 50 miles south of Belize City.
		There is no real beach to speak of, but a thin strip of sand can be found in places and is sometimes cleaned along the frontage of the few small hotels.
		Be sure to find a comfortable hotel in Dangriga Belize so you can enjoy everything this great city has to offer.
	www.find-out.biz /travel/central-america/belize/dangriga (100 words)

	Dangriga \| T : R : A : V : E : L 2007 \| All inclusive vacation packages \| Mexico Vacation Packages \| Hawaii Vacation ...
		Dangriga is a major cultural and artistic center and a good place to experience the Garifuna culture first hand.
		Dangriga offers plenty of small restaurants to sample Garifuna food and an active nightlife of seaside bars where local drummers can be heard.
		Dangriga is the birth place of Punta Rock, an upbeat rhythmic Caribbean music dominated by the drums and the keyboards.
	www.travelpoints.com /index.php?load=content&page_id=254 (521 words)

	Pelican Beach Dangriga - About Stann Creek
		The coastal town of Dangriga, home to our Pelican Beach Resort Dangriga base, is the largest town in the Stann Creek District located 55 miles from Belmopan and 105 miles from Belize City.
		Deriving its name from the local Garifuna language, and loosely defined as "sweet water is close at hand", Dangriga's population of roughly 11,000, and has one of the largest Garifuna communities in the world.
		The Garifuna are descendants of African slaves who intermarried with the Carib Indians of South America and originally arrived in Belize in 1823.
	www.pelicanbeachbelize.com /about.html (331 words)

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		Dangriga is the most important settlement of the Garifuna people, a mixture of African slaves and Caribbean Indians, who arrived here in the earlier part of the 19th century.
		The village of Hopkins, 45 minutes from the airport, is a sleepy town rooted in traditions and offering deserted beaches and first class accommodations.
		As any other coastal areas in Belize, Dangriga's average temperature is in the mid 80s.
	www.ecovoyager.com /destinations/Belize/Cities/cities_item.asp?CityID=158 (204 words)

	Dangriga \| Travel Story and Pictures from Belize
		From there, we took a bus ride to Dangriga where we hoped to find a nice place to stay a few days, to relax a little before going on another exploration tour to Tikal.
		Upon arrival in Dangriga, especially my sister was met with a lot of admiration of local guys.
		In fact, it turned out to be impossible, even while walking together in the streets, for her not to receive all kinds of comments.
	www.traveladventures.org /continents/southamerica/dangriga.shtml (539 words)

	Flowers Dangriga - Florist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		All the flower deliveries in Dangriga are designed by professional Dangriga local florist, that are part of our own network since 1992.
		With a population of 10,000, Dangriga is the largest town in southern Belize.
		Within the heart of the country’s citrus industry, it is also considered one of the prettiest and most colorful of Belize’s district towns and is growing as a tourism center, mainly because of its close proximity to many of Belize’s cayes and the Barrier Reef.
	www.sufloreria.com /continents/camerica/belize/dangriga.htm (172 words)

	DANGRIGA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Dangriga, бывш известное как городок заводи Stann, будет городком в юге нации belize, на рте реки заводи Stann на карибском море.
		Dangriga сперва было установлено under the name "городок заводи Stann" как торгуя и внося в журнал столб in the late йътю столетие.
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
	www.faktoru.com /wiki/ru/da/Dangriga.htm (92 words)

	The Belize Times Weekly Newspaper Online - Dangriga Celebrates PUP 56th Birthday \|\|\| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The welcome address was delivered by the PUP Dangriga Committee Chairman Francis Castillo who in his address congratulated the gathering for being UNITED.
		He noted that two of Dangriga’s role-models, Ralph White and Modesta Norales, were nominated to receive recognition for their long service and commitment to the PUP.
		He said that the $20,000 sent from Government to Dangriga had been deposited at the Treasury for the UDP Town Council to carry out bipartisan celebrations.
	www.belizetimes.bz /news/story/5891.shtml (348 words)

	Dangriga Reader Updates
		However, the PELICAN BEACH RESORT in Dangriga deserves special mention for the effort they made to find and recover my reading glasses from South Water Caye.
		In Dangriga we had lunch at a nice hotel, PELICAN BEACH RESORT.
		Dangriga is not a very attractive or colorful small city but considering the new road from it to Gale's Point, birding and manatee reserves, perhaps it will improve over time as a jumping off place.
	www.belizefirst.com /reader_reports/Dangriga.html (1320 words)

	Outdoor adventure with family owned boat charter service Nesymein Belize.
		Located alongside the north bank of the Stann Creek River just west of the bridge joining Commerce and Havana St, we are a few minutes away from the bus station.
		Saliendo de Dangriga, North Riverside St. Entregar sus documentos a las 9:00 a.m.
		Saliendo de Dangriga, North Riverside St. Entregar sus documentos a las 8:30 a.m.
	www.belizenet.com /boatcharters (378 words)

	destination guide - Dangriga - Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The last stretch of the Hummingbird Highway is flat and relatively uninteresting; from the junction with the Southern Highway to Punta Gorda, it's another 10km further to DANGRIGA, the district capital (formerly known as Stann Creek) and the largest town in southern Belize.
		Though Dangriga is the cultural centre of the Garífuna, a people of mixed indigenous Caribbean and African descent, who overall make up about eleven percent of the country's population, it is not the most exciting of places unless you're here during a festival.
		The most important day in the Garífuna calendar is November 19, Garífuna Settlement Day, when the arrival from Roatán is re-enacted with a landing on the beach in dugout canoes, and expatriate Belizeans return en masse to the town to celebrate wildly with music, drumming, dance and drink.
	www.cityguides-worldwide.com /Belize/35537.htm (209 words)

	Dangriga Vacation Rentals Lodging Accommodations Condos & Villas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Many of our Dangriga vacation accommodations are located on or near the beach or in the mountains.
		With all of the activities throughout Dangriga you and your family are sure to keep busy on your next vacation.
		We have been dealing with Dangriga lodgings since 1996 and are very confident that you will find the perfect vacation rental for your family getaway or group retreat to Belize.
	www.allcaribbeanlodgings.com /vr.ads/cen_bliz/dngrga (796 words)

	Dangriga, Belize Photo Gallery by Ramsey Haig at pbase.com
		Dangriga, Belize Photo Gallery by Ramsey Haig at pbase.com
		Largely a fishing town, Dangriga was a bit rougher than we expected and we clearly stood out we walked down the main street.
		Finally we did find him and chatt with this old man surrounded by his brightly colorful canvases.
	www.pbase.com /misterp17/dangriga (117 words)

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