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The elite is a small, socially distinct group whose base of social power lies not in landownership, but in its control of the institutions that mediate relations between Belize and the outside world. The principal economic interests of the elite include commercial and financial enterprises, retail trade , local manufacturing, the state ...
Belize National Division. Runners-Up (1) 2000-01; ... Belmopan Bandits is an multi-sports club that also operates a basketball team in the Belize Elite Basketball ...
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 Belize Defence Force (BDF) is the military of Belize, and is responsible for protecting the sovereignty of the country.The BDF is under the Ministry of National Defence and Border Security, which is currently headed by Hon. Florencio Marin Jr.; the BDF itself is commanded by Brigadier General Azariel Loria.
Belize (/ b ɪ ˈ l iː z, b ɛ-/ ⓘ, 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 maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast.
Belize City, Belize Pole vault: 3.20 m Joel Wade: 21 January 1994 San Salvador, El Salvador Long jump: 7.76 m NWI: Michael McKoy: 16 August 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games: Maracaibo, Venezuela Triple jump: 16.22 m (−1.9 m/s) Brandon Jones: 19 June 2016 Central American Championships: San Salvador, El Salvador [1] Shot put: 14.49 m ...
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Cahal Pech is a Maya site located near the town of San Ignacio in the Cayo District of Belize.The site was a palatial, hilltop home for an elite Maya family, and though the most major construction dates to the Classic period, evidence of continuous habitation has been dated to as far back as 1200 BCE during the Early Middle Formative period (Early Middle Preclassic), making Cahal Pech one of ...