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Belize ( /bɪˈliːz, bɛ-/ , 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. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about 1200. European contact began in 1502–04 when Christopher Columbus sailed along the Gulf of Honduras. European exploration was begun by English settlers in 1638. Spain and Britain both laid claim to the land until Britain defeated the Spanish in the Battle of St. George's Caye (1798). It became a British colony in 1840, and a Crown colony in 1862. Belize achieved its independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981. It is the only mainland Central American country which is a Commonwealth realm, with King Charles III as its monarch and head of state, represented by a governor-general. ( Full article...) Selected article -
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is a
nature reserve in the
Stann Creek District of south-central
Belize. It was established to protect the
forests,
fauna and
watersheds of an approximately 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) area of the eastern slopes of the
Maya Mountains. (
Full article...)
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The Belize Portal
Belize ( /bɪˈliːz, bɛ-/ , 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. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about 1200. European contact began in 1502–04 when Christopher Columbus sailed along the Gulf of Honduras. European exploration was begun by English settlers in 1638. Spain and Britain both laid claim to the land until Britain defeated the Spanish in the Battle of St. George's Caye (1798). It became a British colony in 1840, and a Crown colony in 1862. Belize achieved its independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981. It is the only mainland Central American country which is a Commonwealth realm, with King Charles III as its monarch and head of state, represented by a governor-general. ( Full article...) Selected article -
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is a
nature reserve in the
Stann Creek District of south-central
Belize. It was established to protect the
forests,
fauna and
watersheds of an approximately 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) area of the eastern slopes of the
Maya Mountains. (
Full article...)
The
Selected image -General images -The following are images from various Belize-related articles on Wikipedia.
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