1. Belize Culture | Lonely Planet World Guide belize culture. The Maya built breathtaking temple complexes alignedto the movement of celestial bodies. Although they remained http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/central_america/belize/culture.htm

home search help worldguide ... Related Weblinks Belize Culture The Maya built breathtaking temple complexes aligned to the movement of celestial bodies. Although they remained technically a Stone Age culture, they also developed sophisticated mathematics, astronomy and calendars. The Spanish constructed some plain stone churches, but the modern architecture is predominantly British Caribbean in style. Belize is officially English-speaking, but the creoles (the largest ethnic group) speak their own colorful dialect as well as standard English. Spanish is the main language in the north and some towns in the west. You may also hear Mayan, Chinese, Mennonite German, Lebanese, Arabic, Hindi and Gar­funa (the language of the Garinagu people of Stann Creek district) being spoken. The majority of Belize's population are Roman Catholics, but British influence has created a sizable and varied protestant congregation, including German Swiss Mennonites. The Mayan practice of Catholicism is a fascinating fusion of shamanist-animist and Christian ritual. Belize has never really developed a national cuisine. Its cooking borrows elements from the UK, the USA, Mexico and the Caribbean. The traditional staples are rice and beans. These are often eaten with chicken, pork, beef, fish or vegetables. Coconut milk and fried plaintain add a tropical flavor. Exotic traditional foods include armadillo, venison and fried

2. SimplyBelize.Org - A Cultural Diary Of Belize Culture and peoples of Belize, including Creole, Garifuna, Mestizo, Mayan, Chinese, Indian and Mennonite peoples. http://www.simplybelize.org

Belize is not a typical Caribbean country nor is it a typical Central American country. It is a flat low-lying land in a part of the world characterized by mountainous/volcanic terrain. It is a country of contrasts where its Mestizos have taken over the African marimba and its Creoles consider maize (in tamales and panades) a staple of their diet. Are all Belizeans Black as their Central American neighbors expect? Or are they all Hispanic as their Caribbean counterparts suspect? Who are Belizeans and where did they come from? Simply Belize: A Cultural Diary offers 13 answers. Episode 3 now online. Click Here for Quicktime Videos of Simply Belize's opening theme song! About Belize About this Site ... Contact Us Home Created and maintained by and The Ministry of Tourism and Culture document.write (location.protocol + "// " + location.hostname + location.pathname) Member of

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Country Info Belize Introduction Belize General Data Belize Maps Belize Culture ... Belize Time and Date Belize Culture Back to Top Belize is a cultural anomaly in Central America, with a society oriented more to Britain, the English-speaking Caribbean countries, and North America, than to neighboring Spanish-speaking republics. During the 1980s, efforts to forge a common national identity among a small, multiethnic population challenged the colonial orientations of Belizean society. Regional conflicts, migration, and intensified relationships with the United States also posed challenges. The deepening of social, economic, and political ties to the United States during the 1980s prompted critics in Belize and abroad to complain that the country merely exchanged one colonial master for another. In addition, emigration of Belizeans to the United States and of Central Americans to Belize further challenged Belizean society, which was already deeply divided by differences of ethnicity, race, and class. Belize might appear to be the archetypical postcolonial "plural society," a mosaic of discrete cultural groups with their own value systems and institutional forms, joined together only by the forces of the marketplace and coercive authority. Indeed, a number of scholars have described Belize as split between two cultural complexesone English-speaking, and Creole, and the other Spanishspeaking , and Mestizo. Belizean social and cultural diversity was, however, much more complex than this bipolar model suggests. Language and religion cut across ethnic and racial categories. Moreover, race was a complex and elusive concept. For example, both Creoles and Garifuna shared an African heritage, but they were culturally different and had a long-standing enmity toward each other.

5. MapZones.com History belize culture. Like many nations that have recently emerged from colonialism, Belizehas a population that is fragmented into many racial and cultural groups. http://www.mapzones.com/world/central_america/belize/historyindex.php

Country Info Belize Introduction Belize General Data Belize Maps Belize Culture ... Belize Time and Date Belize History Back to Top Two themes dominate the history of Belize: the outward struggle to establish and maintain an English-speaking nation in an area dominated by Hispanic peoples and culture, and the inward interaction between groups of different races and cultural backgrounds. Understanding contemporary social relations and the politics of Belize depends on understanding these diverse groups and their interpretations of past events. The first English settlers arrived in the early 1600s in present-day Belize (known as the Settlement of Belize in the Bay of Honduras prior to 1862 and British Honduras from 1862-1973). Their arrival marked the beginning of a conflict with neighboring Spanish settlers that lasted for centuries. For the first 200 years, this conflict was part of the larger rivalry between Britain and Spain. In the early 1800s, after most of the Spanish colonies in the New World became independent, the conflict in Belize evolved into a Guatemalan territorial claim on the area that continued into the 1990s. Like many nations that have recently emerged from colonialism, Belize has a population that is fragmented into many racial and cultural groups. The two largest groups are the Creoles, English-speaking or Creole-speaking blacks and people of mixed African and European heritage, and the Mestizos, Spanish-speaking people of mixed Mayan and Spanish European. Two other significant groups are the Garifuna, a group of African and Carib ancestry originally from the Lesser Antilles, and the Maya, descendants of the original inhabitants of Belize.

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@import url(/css/us/style.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); Home IN the directory this category YOU ARE HERE Home Travel Destinations Central America ... Belize Belize Culture - Experience Belize's rich heritage with a list of museums, arts events, and cultural festivals. Directory Listings About Belize - A Virtual Tour Offers four guided tours of this Caribbean country in Central America, describing features such as Mayan ruins and natural attractions. Calendar of Special Events Find a listing of national holidays by month. Includes a brief summary of the resulting events and background on the holiday. Cultures of Belize See photos and read about the Creole, Garifuna, Maya and Mennonite cultures within the Belizean population. Daily News Via Email Receive updates on the local news everyday via email from the Reporter Newspaper. Subscribe for free. History of Belize Learn the history of Belize. Read about colonialism, the economy and Belize's struggle for independence. Local Music Read about the sound, inspiration and recordings of Belizean punta rockers and singer/songwriters. Tony Rath - Belize Photography Browse the gallery of animal, archeology and people photos. Find the artist's biography, scan the archives and visit the gift shop.

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dateString = 1070559782; FORBES' #1 ADVENTURE TRAVEL SITE 4 YEARS IN A ROW TIME MAGAZINE TOP 50 Your experts in adventure and experiential travel Keyword Search: Home Trip Finder Destination Guides Join / Sign-in ... Belize History E-mail this page Belize Travel Travel and Trips Belize Overview The Essentials Where to Go ... Health and Vaccinations Monthly Newsletter Sign-up for monthly travel specials Save up to 50% Privacy Statement Popular Trips to Belize Belize Rainforest Belize City Mayan Ruins San Pedro ... Jungle Lodge Belize History Archaeologists have determined that the Maya settled in Belize as early as 1500 BC. Their civilization reached its height between AD 250 and 900 - descendants of the Maya continue to live in Belize today. The Spanish claimed Central America along with the rest of their New World possessions, but they didn't settle the area that would become Belize. The first sustained European presence came instead from British buccaneers and shipwrecked British sailors, who soon realized that Belize's forests of mahogany were a valuable commodity. Slaves were brought in to harvest the timber, and the Baymen - as the British settlers were known - began to extract a tidy profit from the jungle. Spain continued to claim the area, however, and the decisive battle between the Spanish and British was fought 10 September 1798, off St. George's Caye. The British won and continued to rule the area despite advances by Mexico and Guatemala in the 1820s. The settlement became known as British Honduras, though it wasn't until 1862 that it officially became a British colony. In 1973 the name was changed to Belize, and on 21 September 1981, the country declared its independence from Britain.

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13. Belize Culture Probably the best known manifestation of Argentine popular culture is the tango a dance and music which has captured the imagination of romantics worldwide. http://www.donquijote.org/tourist/profiles/paises/belize/culture.asp

document.write(code); Home Tourist Information Country profiles Belize profile June 7, 2004 LEARN SPANISH IN SPAIN IN LATIN AMERICA SPANISH AT HOME ... - School Activities RESOURCES SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAVEL SERVICES TRANSLATIONS JOBS dQ COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER SHARE YOUR PHOTOS 100 SCHOLARSHIPS dQ MEMBERS ... TOURIST INFO SPAIN WEBCAMS TRAVEL GUIDES MAPS + Spain + Mexico + Peru COUNTRY PROFILES + Spain + Mexico + Peru + other countries ... - VIRTUAL MUSEUM DON QUIJOTE CONTACT US dQ SHOP SITE MAP Tourist information Where to go When to go History Culture European influences permeate Argentina's art, architecture, literature and lifestyle. However, in the field of literature in particular, this has been a cross-cultural transaction, with Argentina producing writers of international stature such as Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Ernesto Sábasto, Manuel Puig and Osvaldo Soriano. With the education of many Argentines taking place in Europe, Buenos Aires in particular has self-consciously emulated European cultural trends in art, music and architecture. As a result, there are many important art museums and galleries in the city, and it has a vigorous theater community. Argentine cinema has also achieved international stature, and has been used as a vehicle to exorcise the horrors of the Dirty War. There are 17 native languages, including Quechua, Mapuche, Guaraní, Tobas and Matacos. Meat dominates Argentina's menus, and 'meat' means beef. Mixed grills (parrillada) are apparently the way to go, serving up a cut of just about every part of the animal: tripe, intestines, udders - the lot. In this vegetarian's nightmare, Italian favorites, such as gnocchi (ñoquis), are a welcome alternative. Exquisite Argentine ice cream (helado) deserves a special mention - again reflecting Italian influences. The sharing of mate, Paraguayan tea, is a ritual more than a beverage, and if offered is a special expression of acceptance. The leaves, a relation to holly, are elaborately prepared and the mixture is drunk from a shared gourd.

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REPORT #199 Mar 2000 THE BELIZE CULTURE LIST DEBATE ON JOBS, AND ETHNIC PERCEPTIONS Produced by the Belize Development Trust Mel and Ashley are certainly philosphers. ( Debate on ethnic problems and employment) But from where I stand, the argument that townies think Chinese are taking their jobs is false. When I say townies, the majority are Creoles. When I first immigrated to the colony of British Honduras, I was one of only about six "whites" in the whole country, that were not either in the British Army, or colonial service, but simply immigrants. At that time, the CREOLES or townies dominated the country, yet even at that time with over 75% of all jobs and all businesses and control of all government services, they still complained of racial discrimination. Go figure that one out! I never could as a "white minority". The complaints have never stopped. There is more here than meets the eye. It is a cultural inheritance. An idea that townies ( Creoles ) are owed something by the government. In particular a 40 hour a week salaried job. But pray tell, where is the government going to get the money to pay for a salaried job for every townie? It doesn't exist in any history of Central European countries over the last 200 years and they are white countries. They faced the same exact problems, with agricultural economies ( non industrial) and a government composed of privileged aristocrats, royalty and those politically famous, or in the military. All of them suffered the same result, which was national bankruptcy, for trying to provide jobs to townies in an economy that could not support them.

15. CATHOLIC SISTER IN BELIZE HOPES TO REJUVENATION GIRL GUIDES! TAX HAVEN OF MONACO A volunteer, forget who now, posted the news on the belize culture Debating List,it was so startling, that the Trustee of the Belize Development Trust and http://belize1.com/BzLibrary/trust328.html

REPORT #328 June 2000 CATHOLIC SISTER IN BELIZE HOPES TO REJUVENATION GIRL GUIDES! TAX HAVEN OF MONACO COMES UNDER ATTACK BY FRANCE. ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA AND BELIZE COMPARISONS. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT AND CUSTOMS BORDER PEOPLE RESPOND TO EPIDEMIC EMERGENCY WITH INCREDIBLE SPEED FOR BELIZEAN BUREAUCRATS. Produced by the Belize Development Trust Leadership people are the problem says the good sister, in trying to rejuvenate a dead Girls Guide program in the nation of Belize. First things first, are the training of girls in the villages to be leaders of girl guide troops. Two girls from Belize are now in Trinidad taking a course. The French are borrowing a lesson from the USA. The French are going to review treaties with the small tax haven of Monaco. Because the tax haven of Monaco has laws guaranteeing anonymity in banking transactions, it has been suggested that this might make Monaco a money laundering center. It is a lot like the slander and innuendos out of the USA Congress with vague representations of money laundering in Caribbean Tax Havens, in order to pass a bill to blacklist Caribbean Tax Havens, on suspicions and rumors. Basically, it is nothing more than economic warfare by the bigger bullies to close down competitors in international banking. The US Embassy in Bogota, Colombia is making it easy for young professionals with degrees to migrate to the USA. Reports from the capital of Bogota suggest that young professionals afraid of being kidnapped and families held for ransom are fleeing all over the world and are being issued visas to the USA in unprecedented numbers. First comes a tourist visa and if you can find a job and that U.S. corporation will sponsor you; just return to Bogota, Colombia and get your sponsored work visa and return to your job in the USA. Of course work professionals from other countries get discriminated against in wages in the USA. The degrees are recognized by the firms, but not by the academics and governments, so they have to eventually retake all their schooling all over again, to recertify in the USA. In the meantime, they work cheap for companies for a number of years at lower technician wages.

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hr = escape(window.location.href); Culture The Maya built breathtaking temple complexes aligned to the movement of celestial bodies. Although they remained technically a Stone Age culture, they also developed sophisticated mathematics, astronomy and calendars. The Spanish constructed some plain stone churches, but the modern architecture is predominantly British Caribbean in style. Belize is officially English-speaking, but the creoles (the largest ethnic group) speak their own colorful dialect as well as standard English. Spanish is the main language in the north and some towns in the west. You may also hear Mayan, Chinese, Mennonite German, Lebanese, Arabic, Hindi and Garífuna (the language of the Garinagu people of Stann Creek district) being spoken. The majority of Belize's population are Roman Catholics, but British influence has created a sizable and varied protestant congregation, including German Swiss Mennonites. The Mayan practice of Catholicism is a fascinating fusion of shamanist-animist and Christian ritual. Belize has never really developed a national cuisine. Its cooking borrows elements from the UK, the USA, Mexico and the Caribbean. The traditional staples are rice and beans. These are often eaten with chicken, pork, beef, fish or vegetables. Coconut milk and fried plaintain add a tropical flavor. Exotic traditional foods include armadillo, venison and fried paca, a controversial brow n-spotted rodent (similar to a guinea pig) that conservationist-gourmets won't touch with a ten foot cassava.

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dateString = 1070500885; Keyword Search: Home Trip Finder Destination Guides Join / Sign-in ... Belize History E-mail this page Keyword Search Help Belize Travel Travel and Trips Belize Overview The Essentials Where to Go ... Health and Vaccinations Monthly Newsletter Sign-up for monthly travel specials Save up to 50% Privacy Statement Popular Trips to Belize Belize Rainforest Belize City Mayan Ruins San Pedro ... Jungle Lodge Belize History Archaeologists have determined that the Maya settled in Belize as early as 1500 BC. Their civilization reached its height between AD 250 and 900 - descendants of the Maya continue to live in Belize today. The Spanish claimed Central America along with the rest of their New World possessions, but they didn't settle the area that would become Belize. The first sustained European presence came instead from British buccaneers and shipwrecked British sailors, who soon realized that Belize's forests of mahogany were a valuable commodity. Slaves were brought in to harvest the timber, and the Baymen - as the British settlers were known - began to extract a tidy profit from the jungle. Spain continued to claim the area, however, and the decisive battle between the Spanish and British was fought 10 September 1798, off St. George's Caye. The British won and continued to rule the area despite advances by Mexico and Guatemala in the 1820s. The settlement became known as British Honduras, though it wasn't until 1862 that it officially became a British colony. In 1973 the name was changed to Belize, and on 21 September 1981, the country declared its independence from Britain.

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Mira Verde's Quinceanos January 31, 2004 Caye Caulker, Belize Towards the end of January, Mira Verde, a resident of Caye Caulker, completed fifteen years of age. As is traditional in the Latin segments of the Belize population, this age is considered the age at which a teenager becomes a "young lady". This is celebrated by "introducing" her to society. The tradition calls for a church celebration in which the "quinceanera" (fifteen year old) is escorted up to the ceremony by several "chambelanes" or escorts. During the church ceremony, the pastor celebrates and blesses the fifteen year old's life. Family and friends join in to celebrate her life. A "godfather" and "godmother" are also selected for the ceremony. The godparents are usually upstanding members of the community and it is thought that these godparents will help to guide the young lady into adulthood. A part of the ceremony involves placing fifteen coins into a dish, one for each day of the quinceanera's life, and offering it up as a symbol of thanks. In another part of the ceremony, a

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Culture of Belize Welcome to WorldRover's listing of country history and culture for Belize. Check out the links below to find more information on the people and history of a country. On the right you can also find flag clip art and maps available for free download. Embassy information is also available for a number of countries around the world, however, please confirm all information. We hope to add additional links regarding the culture of Belize as they become available. If you have a site or know of a site that should be added, please let us know. Thanks for visiting WorldRover's history, people, and culture site. Belize Culture and History Books AOL Anywhere International Web Channel - News, maps, currency information, sports, and weather. Anthro.Net Research Engine - Search engine of web sites and bibliographic references for anthropology, archaeology, linguistics and related social sciences. - Historians answer individualized questions about European history for free. Center For World Indigenous Studies: African Documents - Reports on indigenous peoples.

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HOME Carnival Recipes Islands ... Factbook Caribbean Corner Newsletters Battle of the Islands Carnival Polls ... Suggestions Featured Ad Countries Culture Market Community Resources Select a Country or Island... Anguilla Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic European Union Florida France Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Montserrat Netherlands Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos United Kingdom United States United States Virgin Islands Venezuela Monday, June 07, 2004 Belize can be truly described as a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual society. This society consists of Creole, Garifuna, Spanish, English, Mestizo, Lebanese, Chinese, Maya and East Indian. The largest group is made up of Mestizos, which account for over 40% of the population. The Mestizos are descendents of mixed blood Mexicans and Yacatec Mayans who fled from the Yucatan in the mid 1800's. The second largest of these groups are the Creole, which comprise about 30% of the population. Creoles are the descendants of the early British settlers cohabitating with African slaves from Jamaica. Two thirds of the Creole population lives in Belize City the capital of Belize. They are featured in political parties, the media and the civil service. The Garifuna comprise about seven percent of the population and have their own language and culture. The Garifuna came to Belize from Honduras in the early nineteenth century. This group is the result of intermingling of African slaves, Carib Indians and Europeans. Their main customs are agriculture and fishing. Their main occupations are teachers or civil servants and they are known as remarkable linguists and students. November 19th is retained as a national holiday in Belize to commemorate the arrival of the Garifuna to Belize. Theses people have their own language, food and music. They are a festive people and have earned recognition for a dance called the Punta. This is a dance in which coupled dancers try to outdo each other with a variation of movements. The language is the result of a fusion of several cultures, namely Caribs, French, Arawaks and Spanish cultures.

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