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| | Belize Virtual Tour - Maya ruins, travel, national parks, towns and villages of Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | San Ignacio Town is built on seven hills in the heart of the Cayo District. |
 | | San Ignacio is often referred to as Cayo.It was first known as El Cayo, the Spanish word for island. |
 | | The name was given at the time when San Ignacio resembled an island, sandwiched between the Macal and Mopan Rivers when there were no roads.It has a population of 4,000, which includes Creoles, Mestizos, Mopans, Yucatec Maya, Lebanese, Sri Lankans and a few Garifunas. |
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