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	Santa Elena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Santa Elena, the Spanish-language name of Saint Helen, is often used as a toponym in parts of the world where that tongue is or was spoken:
		Santa Elena, la Florida (former Spanish settlement located on present day Parris Island, South Carolina, USA)
		See also: Santa Helena, the Portuguese form of the name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santa_Elena (139 words)

	Aguada Hotel and Restaurant - Cayo, Belize
		Santa Elena, Belize C.A. located in San Ignacio's sister town of Santa Elena.
		Explore Belize X. Yguada Hotel and Restaurant can arrange tours and are an excellent source of local information.
		Cayo is the best out of the three most popular locations in Belize for bird watching.
	www.belizen.com /RefPage/AguadaHotel (524 words)

	Belize - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Belize is drained by seventeen rivers with the Belize River dissecting the country from west to east.
		Average temperature ranges in Belize City are from 19 to 27 degrees Celsius (66 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit) in January to 24 to 31 degrees Celsius (75 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit) in August.
		PEOPLE: Belize is sparsely populated with 50% of the population living in six main urban areas while around 23% live in the former capital of Belize City.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/belize.htm (1143 words)

	Belize (08/05)
		Belize is a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster model and is a member of the Commonwealth.
		Belize maintains an embassy in the United States at 2535 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel: 202-332-9636; fax: 202-332-6888) and a consulate in Los Angeles.
		The Belize Defense Force (BDF), established in January 1973, is comprised of a light infantry force of regulars and reservists along with small air and maritime wings.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1955.htm (3763 words)

	The Birds of Santa Elena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Santa Elena usually receives more than 160 inches of rain a year.
		When I first met him a couple of years ago he had just received Belize government training to be the village healthcare worker for Santa Elena.
		Santa Elena is a small settlement of thirty thatched roofed homes scattered over low hills.
	www.plenty.org /pb17_3/birds173.html (1418 words)

	Belize Community Service Alliance
		Belize is a small developing central American-Caribbean country about the size of the US state of New Hampshire, with a population of almost a quarter million.
		Belize citrus is outstanding and is exported to the US for addition to domestic product.
		San Ignacio and Santa Elena lie on opposite sides of the Macal river just south of where its confluence with the Mopan river forms the Belize River, once the principal highway for the transportation of mahogany, logwood, and chicle to the coast for shipment to the US or the UK.
	www.belizealliance.org /aboutbcsa.html (1012 words)

	Background Notes: Belize
		Belize is a parliamentary democracy on the Westminster model and is a member of the Commonwealth.
		Belize is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which provides assured access to a large market for potential grain and livestock surpluses.
		Belize hopes that it will help stimulate the growth of commercial agriculture, although Belizean trade with the rest of the Caribbean is limited compared to that with the United States and Europe.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/wha/belize9005.html (2624 words)

	Economy and Investment in Belize
		Belize, previously known as British Honduras, lies on the East coast of Central America in the heart of the Caribbean Basin, bordering on Mexico to the North, Guatemala to the West and South, and flanked by the Caribbean Sea to the East.
		The northern half of the mainland of Belize is a plain with thin soil that supports scrub vegetation and dense hardwood tropical forest.
		The country's name was changed to Belize in 1973 and in 1975 the UN ruled over a long-standing territorial dispute with Guatemala in Belize's favour.
	www.lowtax.net /lowtax/html/jbzcfir.html (3186 words)

	Background Notes: Belize 3/98
		Belize is the most sparsely populated nation in Central America; it is larger than El Salvador and compares in size to the state of Massachusetts.
		Currently, the Belize Government is controlled by a coalition of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and the National Alliance for Belizean Rights (NABR), which won 16 of the 29 seats in the House of Representatives on June 30, 1993, despite having gained only 49% of the total popular vote.
		Because Belize's economic growth and accompanying democratic political stability are important U.S. objectives in a region successfully emerging from a prolonged period of civil strife, Belize benefits from the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Initiative.
	www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/backgroundnotes/82.htm (3216 words)

	Belize's Cayo District including San Ignacio.
		Belizeans from western Belize are fond of boasting that "the west is best!" And they sure have a lot to be proud about.
		A one-hour ride from Belize City gets you to Belmopan, whose downtown market area is a pulsating, thriving bus terminal with connections to every part of Belize.
		72 miles from Belize city are the twin cities Santa Elena and the larger town of San Ignacio, separated by the Macal River and Belize 's only suspension bridge, the Hawksworth Bridge.
	www.belize.com /cayo.html (376 words)

	Belize's Amandala Online: Belize news, news on Belize, Belize newspapers, Belize, Belize, Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Sources also indicate that there is a proposal for a land swap - a piece of Belize for a piece of Guatemala, or a reciprocal arrangement for a "perpetual" lease for Guatemalan settlements on the Belize side of the border, and a similar arrangement for a part of Guatemala for Belize.
		Belize will be one of the 72 member countries of the Commonwealth Games Federation to be represented at the XII Commonwealth Games to be held in Manchester, England, July 22nd to August 4th, 2002.
		The Belize athletic representatives are sprinters Emma Wade, Gina Lovell, Robert Kidd and Jaheed Smith; boxers Horace Cadle and Joseph Eagan; cyclists Ernest Meighan, Andrew Smiling, Jeffrey Zelaya and Mateo Cruz, and shooters Charles Chavannes, Jr., Norman Pennill and Ian McIntosh.
	www.belizemall.com /amandala/archives/july_14_2002.html (7641 words)

	Settlement patterns (from Belize) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Belize City, which lies just above sea level and is surrounded by a mangrove swamp, is home to roughly one-fourth of the population.
		A constitutional monarchy on the Caribbean coast of Central America, Belize was once known as British Honduras.
		The name Belize, officially adopted in 1973, comes from a Mayan word that means “muddy water.” The former British colony has an area of 8,867 square miles (22,965 square kilometers) and is only about 68 miles (109 kilometers) across at its greatest width.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=40863 (866 words)

	Local Ink.us - Belize - HomePage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Belize is located at the Caribbean coast, nestled between Mexico City and Antigua Guatemala and offers an intriguing mix of tropical forests rich with wildlife, majestic 3,675 foot mountains, Maya temples, and interesting diving and fishing possibilities.
		Malaria is a very small, and easy to treat risk (and only in the summer wet season); Dengue fever is a risk throughout the year (for the aches and fever, take a lot of ibuprofen).
		The 2 private hospitals (in Belize City and Santa Elena) are more trustworthy than the government hospitals.
	www.localink.us /pmwiki.php?n=Belize.HomePage (208 words)

	Belize Deforestation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Belize River watershed, especially the central valley area, is a vital part of Belize’s culture and economy and provides valuable habitat for wildlife.
		The Belize River is home to the country’s premier sporting event, “La Ruta Maya,” drawing teams from around the globe to compete in a four-day long canoe race.
		The fl line traces a section of the Belize River, dark green represents forest, and light green and pink are cleared areas or agricultural lands.
	www.wildlifetrust.org /difiore.htm (1095 words)

	Drivers Guide To Beautiful Belize
		The only thing that will slow you down are a few “sleeping policemen” in villages and slow-moving trucks when the sugar cane harvest is going on in late winter through late spring, and a toll-booth at the bridge over New River (BZE 75 cents or US 37 1/2 cents).
		WESTERN HIGHWAY The 78-mile road takes you from Belize City quickly past Hattieville, the Belize Zoo, the capital of Belmopan, the “twin towns” of San Ignacio and Santa Elena and then on the Benque Viejo road to the Guatemala border.
		Belize City is so up-to-date these days it even has a rush hour and traffic jams.
	www.belize.com /articles/drivers-guide-to-beautiful-belize.html (894 words)

	Belize wooing Jamaica's business - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Belize has launched a drive to woo Jamaican investment, citing its rapidly expanding free zone industry as an example of the kind of enterprise in which Jamaican capital could make good returns.
		Marin's agency is located in the six-year-old free zone on the Santa Elena border between Belize and Mexico.
		The country is 8, 876 square miles but sparsely populated, two hours north of Miami, New Orleans or Houston and is found between Mexico and Guatemala along the Caribbean coast.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /magazines/Business/html/20030318T200000-0500_41237_OBS_BELIZE_WOOING_JAMAICA_S_BUSINESS.asp (782 words)

	Belize's Amandala Online: Belize news, news on Belize, Belize newspapers, Belize, Belize, Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Amandala, the leading newspaper in Belize for the last 20 years, is in the market for a second-hand printing press.
		The problem is, none of the applicants, 3 minors, 10 men, 9 women and the toddler, had ever set foot in Belize, a prerequisite for the granting of citizenship, which requires the applicant to be resident in Belize for at least 5 years.
		Ramphal's cautious entry into Belize two weeks ago and his low key meetings with special interest groups before a just-as-cautious exit, didn't do much to build confidence in Belizeans, a confidence which had already been shaken by the unforeseen, and perhaps unseemly, delay.
	www.belizemall.com /amandala/archives/july_28_2002.htm (6940 words)

	The New York Times: Hotels
		Overlooking the Belize City harbor and the bay beyond, this fine old colonial house, built in 1900, has a tradition of excellent hospitality.
		Chaa Creek's spa is by far the best-equipped and most professional in Belize, and their safari-style tours are among the best in the land.
		The best arrangement here is the weeklong fishing package, which includes round-trip airfare from Belize City, three meals a day (served family style), taxes, and the use of a boat and guide for six eight-hour days of fishing, all for under $2,000 per person.
	www.nytimes.com /top/features/travel/destinations/centralandsouthamerica/belize/hotels_name.html (7232 words)

	Belizean Journeys, Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena, Belize celebrate a traditional Easter.
		The Belize Zoo educates visitors on the conservation of Belize's endangered animals.
		Dia del Rey is the ending of a fortnight of wanaragua -johnkunnu dancing- and is celebrated on the 6th January or the weekend closest to that date.
	www.belizeanjourneys.com /features.html (943 words)

	Press Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The objective of the two-day meeting was to focus on the political dialogue at the highest level, as well as on the friendly relations, cooperation and understanding between both countries, and to evaluate and follow up the bilateral relationship in all that it encompasses.
		In this regard, Belize committed to deliver to Mexico a basic proposal for the elevation of the academic level of the school to 6th Form.
		The delegations of Belize and Mexico congratulated each other for the formalization of the crossing point for the expansion project of the “Rio Hondo” International Bridge at Santa Elena, Belize and Sub-teniente Lopez, Mexico, through the Third Act of the Belize-Mexico International Commission of Water and Boundaries.
	www.belize.gov.bz /pressoffice/press_releases/28-01-2005-3620.shtml (497 words)

	Belize Vacation Rentals - Santa Elena--Cayo District from Vacation Homes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Xunantunich Within 8 miles you can visit Xunantunich (Maiden of the Rock) south of San Ignacio near the border town of San Jose Succotz, it is accessible only by use of a quaint, hand-operated ferry.
		The most significant aspect of its excavation is the 135 feet high temple, El Castillo, one of the tallest structures in Belize.
		If you are interested in "Santa Elena--Cayo District ", a Belize Villas / Homes, click here to send them an email.
	vacationhomes.com /14015 (219 words)

	Belize Report: Driving In Belize
		Considering that Belize is only 185 miles from north to south and 69 miles wide, it is not necessary to drive long hours on any given day.
		There are three principal highways: The Northern Highway, from Belize City north to Corozal and the Mexican border; The Western Highway, from Belize City west, passing by Belmopan, through San Ignacio, and on to Benque Viejo del Carmen and the Guatemalan Border; and the Hummingbird Highway, which starts near Belmopan and runs south to Dangriga.
		The Belize Insurance Company office is located across the street from the Customs office in Santa Elena, at the northern border with Mexico.
	www.belizereport.com /info/drivng.html (777 words)

	Placencia, Belize News, Year 2000
		The official Belize cruise ship policy states that one of the objectives of cruise tourism policy is "To explore.
		Belize laws require guide and tour operator licensing and tourists may be fined for booking tours with unlicensed guides (not likely, but theoretically possible).
		In Belize and the Caribbean, gatherings of whale sharks are threatened by the rapidly-growing, but as yet unregulated, whale shark tourism, and also by potential commercial over-exploitation of their food sources by fishermen.
	www.destinationsbelize.com /2000_new.htm (10361 words)

	Caribbean Travel News - Belize sees substantial growth in 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Belize has been one of the only countries within the Caribbean to experience substantial increases with respect to overall tourist arrivals since 1998.
		The year’s total for 2004 illustrates a solid upsurge of approximately 48 percent over that of 2003, as Belize welcomed a total of 851,436 visitors to her shores at year’s end January to December 2004.
		“The fascination of Belize as a vacation destination continues to increase, and Belize is quickly becoming the favored destination,” comments Tourism Director, Tracy Panton. “Marketing and Public Relations efforts continue by both the private and public sectors to add greater visibility to Belize.
	www.breakingtravelnews.com /article.php?story=20050211161349130 (395 words)

	Ukraine November 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		We spoke with Elena but as she was busy, she said that if we returned in an hour or so, she could take some time to show us around Odessa.
		Elena mentioned that much of the Soviet silver coins are made of melted down church icons.
		Elena took us to some more CD shops, by Andre's request, and to the open air market near the train station.
	www.archad.org /Ukraine_Nov2001.html (9341 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Belize - Central America - Caribbean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Belize lies on the eastern or Caribbean coast of Central America, bounded on the north and part of the west by Mexico, and on the south and the remainder of the west by Guatemala.
		Belize is the most sparsely populated nation in Central America otherwise a melting pot of many races with an estimated population of approximately 274 000.
		Belize City (54 125), Corozal (8075), Orange Walk (13 795), San Ignacio & Santa Elena (13 545), Dangriga (9020), Punta Gorda (4425), and San Pedro (4965).
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/belize.htm (619 words)

	The New York Times: Restaurants
		With white tablecloths, gleaming cutlery, abstract art, and great ocean views, this hotel's second-floor restaurant is a charming place to eat, and less expensive than most other hotel dining rooms.
		The wall of this cozy restaurant holds a letter from the bishop of Belize, congratulating the staff on its catering feats, and a photo of Harrison Ford during the making of The Mosquito Coast (his was the table by the door).
		The spicy tandoori fare is cooked in a clay oven and served in a comfortable, if unprepossessing, dining room enlivened by a few trinkets from India.
	www.nytimes.com /top/features/travel/destinations/centralandsouthamerica/belize/restaurants_name.html (2035 words)

	Belize : Places to Visit
		Corozal is the Northern most district of Belize bordering the Mexican City of Chetumal.
		The twin towns of Santa Elena and San Ignacio form the major city of Cayo.
		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)

	San Ignacio & Santa Elena - Toucan Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Santa Elena is spread out and over one mile long and much of San Ignacio is uphill.
		La Popular Bakery in Santa Elena, near the Social Security building, serves a variety of breads and pastries.
		Belize Botanical Gardens: Housed at duPlooy’s jungle lodge is an extensive area with tropical plants, shrubs and trees.
	www.toucantrail.com /Belize-on-a-Budget/San-Ignacio-Santa-Elena.html (1018 words)

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