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Flag and National Symbols of Belize
We look at the flag and national symbols of Belize. Long overdue after requests from researchers and those tasked with homework on Belize....
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Getting Married in Belize
Getting Married in Belize is now much easier for visitors. Do it on the beach, in the jungle or anywhere you want!...
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Independence Day 2004
So we covered Independence Day parades in the old port town Belize City and the capital Belmopan. Some notes and photographs and a bit of history....
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Internet Access - Staying in touch.
Staying in touch with friends and family while on vacation in Belize. Our article covers Internet access, email, laptops and Cyber Cafes...
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La Ruta Maya Canoe Race
We look at the an annual La Ruta Maya Canoe Race held in Belize this year. Includes pictures from start to finish.........
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Maps of Belize
We've updated our maps of Belize page and also included some historical maps for you....
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Miss Belize Universe 2004
Miss Belize Universe Leila Pandy hails from Corozal. New pictures of Leila in Ecuador at the Miss Universe Pageant including full-size picture suitable for wallpaper....
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New Year's Day KREM Cycle Race
In it's fifteenth year, the KREM Bicycle Racing Classic features elite, junior and female riders in one race - the first sports event of the year....
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Oil Exploration in Belize
The hunt for oil in Belize has intensified. This article has excellent background information on the search for petroleum deposits....
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Origins of Garifuna Music in Belize
The Garifuna culture displays many influences of its African heritage, and this is extremely evident when comparing their music with the indigenous music of the African societies from which their ancestors originated....
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Pirates of the Caribbean
Belize.com contributer Jeanine Kitchel writes on the pirates of the Caribbean that hunted the coasts of neighbouring Quintana Roo....
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Prepaid Travel Cash Cards
New Cards from American Express and VISA offer the safety of travellers checks with easy access through ATMS worldwide. But watch out for those conversion fees....
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Puerto Barrios, Guatemala.
Southern Belize is a little-known jumping off point for travelers going to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala and places beyond....
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Reporter's Notebook: Carnival 2004
The big Carnival was this weekend and I expected to take lots of pictures for Belize.com A sudden thunderstorm cut us a bit short but here are some of our pictures and our notes of that day....
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Retirement in Belize
Emory King was shipwrecked in Belize 52 years ago. He decided to stay. He offers sage advice on living and retiring in Belize....
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San Pedro Cool
2007 eBOOK EDITION of San Pedro Cool by Lan Sluder
The only comprehensive, ad-free guidebook to Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker and Belize's other islands....
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Satellite TV and Internet
We look at how to access satellite TV in Belize with a companion article on satellite Internet and DSL access....
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Surgery in Belize.
We look at laparoscopic surgery in Belize including a first-hand account from our editor who actually underwent surgery....
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Tales from the Yucatan - The Caste War
Tales from the Yucatan looks at the Caste War in Mexico that led to mass migration of Hispanic settlers to parts of Guatemala and Belize. Author Jeanine Lee Kitchel has done extensive research for this essay and we welcome her as a new contributor to Belize.com ...
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The Belize Caves Branch Cave
Caves Branch Cave is one of several subterranean sites that were carved out of the limestone foothills of the Maya Mountains by the very active Caves Branch River. Article by Dr. Jaime Awe....
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Traditional Mayan Medicine
In 1981, Dr. Rosita Arvigo, an American doctor of naprapathy, moved with her husband and family to Belize, where they were determined to start a farm in the jungles of Western Belize and establish a natural healing clinic. "Dr. Rosita" (as she is fondly known in Belize) had studied herbal medicine in Mexico, and she began to hear stories of an old Mayan traditional healer who was reknown for his ability to cure hopelessly ill patients........