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A map of the Belize–Mexico border. The Belize–Mexico border is an international border between Belize and Mexico. It is 250 km (160 mi) long and almost exclusively follows the course of the Hondo River. [1] It separates Belize from the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The modern boundary was agreed to in 1893, and finalized in 1897. [2]
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The history of Belize dates back thousands of years. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC to 1200 BC and flourished until about 1000 AD. . Several Maya ruin sites, including Cahal Pech, Caracol, Lamanai, Lubaantun, Altun Ha, and Xunantunich reflect the advanced civilization and much denser population of that
The Hondo River forming a natural border between Belize and Mexico. The Yucatán Peninsula, now divided between the nations of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico, was once home to the Mayan civilization. In the 16th century, Spain invaded the territory and administered the land from Mexico City, seat of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
On November 24, 2009, the U.S. ceded 6 islands in the Rio Grande to Mexico, totaling 107.81 acres (0.4363 km 2). At the same time, Mexico ceded 3 islands and 2 cuts to the U.S., totaling 63.53 acres (0.2571 km 2). This transfer, which had been pending for 20 years, was the first application of Article III of the 1970 Boundary Treaty.
The periodisation of the history of Belize is the division of Belizean, Maya, and Mesoamerican history into named blocks of time, spanning the arrival of Palaeoindians to the present time. The pre-Columbian era is most often periodised by Mayanists , who often employ four or five periods to discuss history prior to the arrival of Spaniards .
British Honduras was a Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973, [2] until September 1981, when it gained full independence as Belize.
The country of Belize has roughly 386 km of coastline, and has many coral reefs, cayes, and islands in the Caribbean Sea.Most of these form the Belize Barrier Reef, the longest in the western hemisphere stemming approximately 322 km (200 mi).