2005-06-23
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Leaving Belize
The IFoBsite is still new | So you can bookmark it now and come back to check on its progress |
Leaving BelizeOne day soon you may see this image gracing one of the pages of the International Friends of Belize, an association of former Peace Corp Volunteers now joined together to continue their support of the Central American nation |
As a British colony Belize was made of up pirates, lumbermen and slaves | There was assimilation with neighboring Mexican, Indian and Spanish populations | The original inhabitants of Belize were Pre-ceramic hunters and gatherers | The Maya Indians had populated the area from around 2000 BC, through the Spanish Conquest in the 1500s and beyond | With more than 600 Maya cities, Belize is the center of the ancient Maya world |
In the nation's interior can be found an unspoiled world of lush tropical rain forests | There are a colorful range of animal and plant populations, as well as limestone caves, scenic rivers and Maya temples | Belize is home to the world's only jaguar preserve, and the prehistoric tapir, the howler monkey and gentle manatee co-exist in protected wilderness environments | for more info see Belize.net |
As a British colony Belize was made of up pirates, lumbermen and slaves | There was assimilation with neighboring Mexican, Indian and Spanish populations | The original inhabitants of Belize were Pre-ceramic hunters and gatherers | The Maya Indians had populated the area from around 2000 BC, through the Spanish Conquest in the 1500s and beyond | With more than 600 Maya cities, Belize is the center of the ancient Maya world |
In the nation's interior can be found an unspoiled world of lush tropical rain forests | There are a colorful range of animal and plant populations, as well as limestone caves, scenic rivers and Maya temples | Belize is home to the world's only jaguar preserve, and the prehistoric tapir, the howler monkey and gentle manatee co-exist in protected wilderness environments | for more info see Belize.net |
The IFoBsite is still new | So you can bookmark it now and come back to check on its progress |
ABOUT THE IMAGE: The image was born on a trip to Belize during hurricane season 2002 | You are looking at the night lights of Belize City as the ship I was on carried me away | Would that I could return one day with lots of time, and the proper resources, to do nothing but paint that beautiful place |
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