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Actun Tunichil Muknal (the Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre ), also known locally as ATM, is a cave in Belize, near San Ignacio, Cayo District, notable as a Maya archaeological site that includes skeletons, ceramics, and stoneware. There are several areas with skeletal remains in the main chamber. The best known is "The Crystal Maiden", the ...
Maya ruins of Xunantunich. The Maya ruins of Belize [1] [2] include a number of well-known and historically important pre-Columbian Maya archaeological sites. Belize is considered part of the southern Maya lowlands of the Mesoamerican culture area, and the sites found there were occupied from the Preclassic (2000 BCE–200 CE) until and after the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century.
The following is a list of oceanic islands of Belize, arranged according to region but all of which are in the Caribbean Sea. River islands have not been listed. Nr. 1) Ambergris Caye, in the far northeast, is the largest island in the country. It is also a pene-exclave because it is geographically separated from the rest of the country.
The tourism industry is an important part of the economy of Belize, in 2007 contributing to over 25% of all jobs, and making up over 18% of the GDP. [7] This constituted 590 million BZD (295 million USD ), according to the Belize government, up 90 million BZD (45 million USD) from the year before. [7]
Belize (/ b ɪ ˈ l iː z, b ɛ-/ ⓘ, bih-LEEZ, beh-; Belize Kriol English: Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a water boundary with Honduras to the southeast.
Glover's Reef. Coordinates: 16.823°N 87.791°W[ 3] Map of Belize's southern islands, with Glover's in the bottom right corner. Glover's Reef is a partially submerged atoll located off the southern coast of Belize, approximately 45 kilometres from the mainland. [ 1] It forms part of the outermost boundary of the Belize Barrier Reef, and is one ...
Name Image Location Criteria Year Description; Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System: Belize District, Stann Creek District, Toledo District. Natural (vii) (ix) (x) 1996 The coastal area of Belize is an outstanding natural system consisting of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and estuaries.
35,351 km 2 (13,649 sq mi) Belize is a small Central American nation, located at 17°15' north of the equator and 88°45' west of the Prime Meridian on the Yucatán Peninsula. It borders the Caribbean Sea to the east, with 386 km of coastline. It has a total of 542 km of land borders— Mexico to the north-northwest (272 km) and Guatemala to ...