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Miss World Belize is a national Beauty pageant in Belize. The winner of this pageant goes to compete at Miss World pageant. History
Prostitution in Belize is legal, but the buying of sexual services is not. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Associated activities such as operating a brothel , loitering for the purposes of prostitution and soliciting sex are also illegal.
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On October 8, 2001, Hurricane Iris hit southern Belize with 145 mph (233 km/h) winds causing major damage to nearly 95% of buildings in Placencia. Many developers took advantage of plummeted real estate value and an increased development of the peninsula and Placencia proper is consistently on the rise, as well as property value.
The Belize Ripper is an unidentified Belizean serial killer responsible for the abduction, rape, and murder of five girls in Belize City between 1998 and 2000. Despite extensive investigation, aided by the FBI and Scotland Yard , nobody was ever convicted of the murders, all of which remain unsolved.
Colha, Belize is a Maya archaeological site located in northern portion of the country, about 52 km. north of Belize City, near the town of Orange Walk.The site is one of the earliest in the Maya region and remains important to the archaeological record of the Maya culture well into the Postclassic Period.
The Girl Guides Association of Belize is the national Guiding organization of Belize. It serves 412 members as of 2006. It serves 412 members as of 2006. Founded in 1937, the girls-only organization became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1987 and a full member in 1993.
Indo-Belizeans; Total population; 7,000-8,000 [1] (January 2016, est.): Regions with significant populations; Toledo District · Corozal District · Belize City: Languages; Standard Hindustani (Hindi–Urdu) · Sindhi · Punjabi · Gujarati · Kutchi · Bengali · Tamil · Telugu (spoken by more recent immigrants and their descendants, either Belizean-born or Belizean-naturalized)