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	Caye Caulker, Belize - History of Caye Caulker
		On early British maps the island's name is spelled "Cay Corker." Known historically for its plentiful supply of exposed fresh water at La Aguada, one theory holds that this island was a favourite stop for sailors to replenish and cork water bottles.
		Caye Caulker remains a shipbuilding and boat racing center of Belize with the Alamina and Young families still prominently active in these endeavours.
		The Belize Marine Terminal and Museum has an excellent exhibit of the Caye Caulker shipwrights, their tools, and the boats they have built.
	www.gocayecaulker.com /hist.html (606 words)

	You Better Belize It! - History Of Belize
		Many ruins indicate that Belize was originally inhabited by the Maya Indians.
		Further constitutional advances came in 1954 with the introduction of adult suffrage and an elected majority in the Legislature; the ministerial system was adopted in 1961.
		Belize achieved full independence on September 21, 1981 and is now a member of the Commonwealth, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of American States and CARICOM.
	www.belizeit.com /history.htm (371 words)

	Belize►► History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Belize is a small nation in Central America bordering Mexico, Guatemala and the Caribbean Sea, belonging to the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica.
		By that time Belize's population was estimated to be at least 400,000 inhabitants, but after the decline, the population was greatly reduced and 86 per cent of the remaining Belize Mayans died after coming into contact with the Spanish, either killed in war, or dying from new European diseases brought by the conquerors.
		Throughout Belize's history, Guatemala claimed ownership of all or part of its territory, the reason why it was not until September 1981 when George Price led the country to full independence after many delays caused by territorial disputes with Guatemala, which did not recognize the country until 1992.
	www.belize-travel.net /belize-history.php (575 words)

	Learn about Belize history
		Belize is the youngest nation in the Western Hemisphere, having been granted independence from Britain in 1981, with a population of just 270,000 people.
		Belize being apart of the Mayan Empire has many archaeological artifacts and ruins in the country that still exist.
		Belize, a small yet very diverse and exciting Central American Nation, consists of 45% mestizo, descendants of mixed Spanish, Mexican, and/or Mayan blood.
	www.internationalcircuit.com /belize/history.php (507 words)

	Belize National History
		In central Belize lay the province of Dzuluinicob, meaning "land of foreigners" or "foreign people." This province stretched from New River in the north to Sittee River in the south, and from close to the presentday Guatemalan border in the west to the sea.
		Belize argued that Guatemala frustrated the country's legitimate aspirations to independence and that Guatemala was pushing an irrelevant claim and disguising its own colonial ambitions by trying to present the dispute as an effort to recover territory lost to a colonial power.
		Belize’s present ambassador at the UN is a controversial figure; Michael Ashcroft, a wealthy British entrepreneur (and treasurer of the British Conservative party), was the driving force behind Belize’s newly developed ‘offshore’ finance industry.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /waf/americas/belize/Belize-national-history.htm (9213 words)

	History of Belize (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A 1981 trilateral (Belize, Guatemala, and the United Kingdom) "Heads of Agreement" was not implemented due to disagreements.
		Significant negotiations between Belize and Guatemala, with the United Kingdom as an observer, resumed in 1988.
		Negotiations between Belize and Guatemala resumed on February 25, 2000, in Miami, Florida, but were suspended due to a February 24, 2000 border incident wherein a four-man Belize border patrol was taken into custody by a larger Guatemalan patrol.
	www.historyofnations.net /northamerica/belize.html (691 words)

	You Better Belize It! - Local Literature
		History comes alive in the 322 page volume; a story told with feeling and passion, committed to uncovering the truth behind the hype in the past no less than in the present.
		Set in Belize, Beka Lamb is the record of a few months in the life of Beka and her family.
		Explore the miracle of the Belize Barrier Reef, the majesty of the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, and the mysterious mangroves between.
	www.belizeit.com /lit.htm (818 words)

	A Brief History of Belize
		Belize is located on the Yucatan Peninsula, south of Mexico and east of Guatemala.
		The total area of Belize is 22,960 square miles and the land area is 22,800 square miles.
		Belize is also a major corporate banking center for the United States, and there is rapid investment there.
	www.divetrip.com /belize_history.htm (1192 words)

	Belize History
		Belize was a part of the great Mayan empire which stretched through Guatemala, southern Mexico and parts of Honduras and El Salvador.
		Though the history of the Maya can be traced back for over 4000 years, the Classic Period of more advanced Mayan civilization began around the 3rd century AD and reached its height between the 6th and 8th centuries.
		Belize was British by tradition and sympathy by the time that a British force routed the Spanish armada off St George's Caye in 1798, delivering Belize from Spanish rule.
	www.donquijote.org /tourist/profiles/paises/belize/history.asp (403 words)

	Belize
		Belize is a parliamentary democracy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		Belize is located between the Hondo and Sarstoon Rivers, with the Belize River flowing down in the centre of the country.
		Belize is home to the longest barrier reef in the western hemisphere stemming approximately 200 miles (322 km) and the second longest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2Fen%2FBelize (1234 words)

	Belize September Celebrations - Independence Day, Carnival, St. George's Caye Day
		The history of Belize dates as far back as 11,000 years ago based on artifacts that were discovered in the Orange Walk district.
		European settlement in Belize was present in the early 1500's with the visit of Christopher Columbus to the Bay of Honduras.
		Furthermore, her history, culture, and people all contribute to the diversity and flair of what is Belize - an uncommon and exceptional trait in the region.
	www.septembercelebrations.com /history.html (1310 words)

	History of Belize
		The Mayan civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about AD 1200.
		Great Britain first sent an official representative to the area in the late 18th century, but Belize was not formally termed the "Colony of British Honduras" until 1840.
		The official name of the territory was changed from British Honduras to Belize in June 1973, and full independence was granted on September 21, 1981.
	infotut.com /geography/Belize (392 words)

	Belize History \| belize-guide.info
		But in Belize, slaves did logging work and lived in groups spread around the forests, away from their families, who were forced to stay in Belize City.
		The history of Belize is similar to that of most islands in the Caribbean with colonization, slavery, and the dispossession of indigenous people from their homelands.
		Though Belize's history is one of turmoil and strife, the result is a melting pot of cultures, which makes this country a unique and wonderful place, rich in history and culture.
	belize-guide.info /past.and.present/history (1136 words)

	Belize information, and history of Belize
		Belize, formerly British Honduras is a Commonwealth country situated in Central America, south of Mexico with the beautiful Caribbean Sea as it's eastern shore.
		It is believed that Belize was the heart of the Mayan Civilization during the classical period and today has many fine examples of Mayan archeological sites still being excavated and restored.
		Belize is also making an impact on the international banking markets.
	www.actionbelize.com /blz_aboutbelize.htm (207 words)

	Belize History \| iExplore.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Belize is formally a constitutional monarchy in which the British Monarch is Head of State, represented in Belize by a Governor General.
		Belize is a member of CARICOM, the Caribbean economic community, and provides some transit facilities for trade to and from other countries in the region.
		Belize is a significant recipient of overseas aid from Britain, the EU and North America.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Belize/History (984 words)

	Belize Flag - Flags of Belize
		The red, white and blue flag of Belize is symbolises the unity of Belize.
		The two upper sections show tools of the timber industry in Belize: a paddle and a squaring axe in the right section and a saw and a beating axe in the left section.
		The Coat of Arms embodies an important aspect of the history of Belize, as the mahogany industry formed the basis of our economy in the 18th and 19th centuries.
	www.belize.com /belize-flag.html (961 words)

	History of Belize
		There are some wonderful activities and events held in Belize such as the Baron Bliss Day in March, which is a festival that honors the philanthropic British noblemen who fell madly in love with this country.
		History tells us that Belize was first inhabited by the Maya and Carib Indians.
		Through wars, Belize stood her ground and when General Noriega fell from grace, it became a major trans-shipment point for cocaine going into the United States from South America.
	www.latinartmall.com /belize.htm (1041 words)

	Travel to Belize with SeaKunga Adventure Tours (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Archaeologists have determined that the Maya settled in Belize as early as 1500 BC.
		Slaves were brought in to harvest the timber, and the Baymen - as the British settlers were known - began to extract a tidy profit from the jungle.
		In 1973 the name was changed to Belize, and on 21 September 1981, the country declared its independence from Britain.
	www.ecotourworld.com /belize/belize-history.htm (256 words)

	Belize: History - K12 Academics
		The origin of the name Belize is not clear, but one explanation is that it derives from the Spanish pronunciation of Wallace which is the name of the pirate who created the first settlement in Belize in 1638.
		The early "settlement of Belize in the Bay of Honduras" grew from a few habitations located at Belize Town and St George's Caye into a de-facto colony of the United Kingdom during the late 18th century.
		British Honduras became a self-governing colony in January 1964 and was renamed Belize in June 1973; it was the United Kingdom's last colony on the American mainland.
	www.k12academics.com /belize_history.htm (406 words)

	Website of the Belize Tourism Board
		The European settlers began to marry freed slaves forming the Creole majority that still is dominant in the population.
		In Southern Belize, the Kekchi and Mopan Maya sought refuge in the hills of the Maya Mountains.
		But a destructive 1931 hurricane destroyed Belize City and by the 1930's, the economy was so poor that the residents began to call for independence.
	www.travelbelize.org /hist.html (463 words)

	Belize : In Depth : History \| Frommers.com
		Nevertheless, Belize is somewhat unique in that it had several major ceremonial or trading cities still occupied by Maya when the first Spanish conquistadors arrived.
		Part of their problem may have come from Gonzalo Guerrero, a Spanish sailor who was shipwrecked off the coast of Belize and the Yucatán in the early years of the 16th century.
		The British legacy in Belize is a relatively stable government with a parliamentary system and regular elections that are contested by two major parties and several smaller parties.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/belize/3284020044.html (1318 words)

	Belize Travel & Vacations, Traveling to Belize
		Belize can be an adventure of a lifetime.
		The border between Belize and Guatemala is in dispute, but the dispute thus far has not affected travel between the two countries.
		Belize is the most sparsely populated nation in Central America.
	www.britannia.com /travel/Market/belize-vacations.html (552 words)

	NICH (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The National Institute of Culture and History was created by the Government of Belize in 2003 to bring together diverse government departments, which had historically worked to preserve and promote Belizean culture and to allow for the management of newer endeavors.
		We are committed to the preservation of Belize's ancient and historical era monuments and artifacts; the interpretation of Belize's documented, photographic and oral history; and the promotion of contemporary visual, literary and performing arts.
		The Museums of Belize and Houses of Culture include the Museum of Belize in Belize City, which is housed at what was formerly Her Majesty's Prison on Gabourel Lane and the Museum of Belize in Belmopan (Opening later in 2005).
	www.nichbelize.org /interior.html (497 words)

	Les Beletsky/Brief Eco-history of Belize and Northern Guatemala
		The southern half of Belize is divided fairly evenly between coastal low-elevation rainforest (where citrus fruits are increasingly grown in agricultural sections) and inland mountainous areas that include a striking, quite beautiful habitat - tropical pine forest.
		The high degree of preservation of Belize's forests, coupled with its increasing exposure to the world community by way of visits to the coast and cayes by beachgoers and divers, led to rapid growth in tourism from 1990 through 1994.
		The BAS role in Belize conservation continues to grow: the Society signed an agreement in 1994 with a Swiss conservation foundation to manage another wildlife refuge, the Shipstern Nature Reserve, in northern Belize.
	www.planeta.com /planeta/99/0499belize.html (3599 words)

	BUBL LINK: Belize
		Detailed handbook describing the history of Belize and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
		Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
		Subjects: antigua and barbuda, bahamas, bahrain, barbados, belize, brunei, cape verde, comoros, cyprus, djibouti, dominica, equatorial guinea, fiji, grenada, guyana, iceland, kiribati, luxembourg, maldives, malta, marshall islands, micronesia, palau, qatar, saint kitts nevis, saint lucia, saint vincent, samoa, sao tome and principe, seychelles, solomon islands, suriname, swaziland, tonga, tuvalu, vanuatu
	www.bubl.ac.uk /Link/b/belize.htm (430 words)

	BVI Sail Destinations - Belize
		Belize is bounded on the North by Mexico, South and West by Guatemala, and the beautiful Caribbean Sea washes its 174 mile coastline to the East.
		The northern half of the mainland of Belize is a plain that was once the bed of a sea.
		The southern part of Belize, with its watershed to the southeast from the Maya Mountains, consists of short rivers that rush through slopes combed with overhanging ledges and caves.
	www.bvisail.com /belize2.html (1262 words)

	History of Belize and the Belize District
		More land was cleared and Belize City begun to take a shape that hasn't changed all that much in the years since.
		The depression that gripped the rest of the world in the early thirties had its inevitable effect on Belize and, combined with the effects of the '31 hurricane, turned Belize City into a swampy mess of flooded dirt roads and overflowing sewers with no remedial resources.
		Independent Belize turned 21 in 2002, and though the past has shaped the identity of the country and the people, it is hope for the future that defines and unites Belizeans.
	www.belizedistrict.com /history.html (1080 words)

	The environmental history of Belize (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Foreign capital invested in exploitation of hardwood forests is an afront to traditional Mayan values and fails to develop the economy or serve the interests of Belize.
		The Belize Southern Alliance for Grassroots Empowerment (SAGE) of indigenous Maya object to the environmental and social consequences of highway upgrading.
		Belize is in the process of granting permits for oil exploration on traditional Maya lands in the Toledo District, including the Columbia River Forest Reserve.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/47/index-bca.html (225 words)

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