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Culture and Customs

Belize is a country of various cultures, languages, and ethnic groups. Approximately 292,000 people in Belize consist of Creole, Garifuna, Mestizo, Spanish, Maya, English, Mennonite, Lebanese, Chinese, and East Indian. Due to racial harmony and religious tolerance, all of these different elements have mixed and blended successfully, and Belize has gained a widespread reputation for its friendly peoples.

There are no overarching etiquette or customs concerns for visitors to Belize. This is a hot, humid tropical country, and dress is uniformly light and casual. For all intents and purposes, Belize is also a very Western country. A simple handshake is the most common form of greeting.

History, Art, and Culture

Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D.

The first British settlement came in 1638, and the British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries. It formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981.
Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992.

Peace and plentiful land attract refugees from troubled neighboring countries. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Visitors flock to see Maya ruins like Altun Ha, Xunantunich and Lamanai; wildlife such as jaguars, howler monkeys, and toucans; and the Western Hemisphere’s longest coral reef.

Language & Currency

English is the official language, but Spanish is widely spoken. Other languages spoken are Mayan, Garifuna, and Creole.

The Belize dollar is pegged to the US dollar at 2:1 – always verify whether you are paying US or Belize dollars. It’s easy to change US dollars just about anywhere, and travelers checks can be changed at any bank.

Belize Bank ATMs accept foreign cards (international Visa, MasterCard, Plus and Cirrus) in Belize City, Belmopan, Corozal, Dangriga, Orange Walk, Punta Gorda, San Ignacio and San Pedro. ATMs give only Belizean dollars and the exchange rate is usually a cent or two under the rate used to exchange cash or travelers checks.

Most businesses will accept US cash without question. They usually give change in Belizean dollars, though they may return US change if you ask.

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MUNDO MAYA

Al sur de mexico hay 5 estados,que colindan con centroamerica:que guardan vestigios de la epoca pre-colombina .Estos son: Campeche,Tabasco,Yucatan,quintana roo y chiapas. Campeche:cerca de la frontera con Guatemala esta CALAKAMUL,que cuenta con mas de 100 stelas con personajes,calendarios y edificios. Es considerado patrimonio de la humanidad. Tabasco: La venta guarda restos de la cultura Olmeca, de las mas antiguas de america central y muy anterior a la maya,sus sitios arqueologicos son COMALCACO,BALACAN,POMONA,CHICANA Y BECAN Yucatan:Sus ruinas tienen una gran influencia tolteca que se mexclo con la maya. sus sitios arqueologicos son:LABNA,IXMAL(algunas la comparan con Tebas de America)QUICHEN ITZA,EL CASTILLO,DZIBICHALTUM,SAYIL, Quintana Roo:El caribe verde azulado nos presenta:TULUM y los mayas lo llamaban:ZARMA,otro es COBA Chiapas:las ruinas de palenque que en tiempos coloniales pertenecieron a Guatemala,tiene a BONAMPAKsignifica muros pintadosYAXCHILA a orillas del usumacinta,TONINA

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PIPILES

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Cuando los conquistadores llegaron a El salvador,ya no existian los mayas sino PIPILES esto fue entre los años1200dc y1300dc.

Los NONUALCOS-PIPILES, grupo multietnico con influencia NAHUA emigro desde Guerrero y puebla hasta asentarse en El Salvador.

Varias ciudades del occidente de El salvador  presentan asombrosos toponimios de los nombres de la region nonualca de Puebla.