Belize’s capital city of Belmopan has experienced a history unlike the capital cities of other countries in Latin America. It has only existed for about fifty years and was deliberately…

Hurricane Hattie was a devastating Category 5 hurricane that caused deaths and massive damages. Unlike previous hurricanes, Hattie was significant enough to change the landscape of Central America. Even with…

Archaeologists at the University of Houston have made a groundbreaking discovery at Caracol, the largest Maya site in Belize and one of the region’s major lowland cities. After more than…

The history of Belize is haunted by the memory of slavery and directed by its role as a pawn in England’s imperial ambitions in the Caribbean. But history constitutes more…

During World War II, many British colonies and former colonies were asked to help the British war effort. The United Kingdom’s resources were being drained by the ongoing war. There…

As imperial powers fought over and parceled out vast swaths of the Americas, the land that would become Belize was not immune to the worst excesses of the European conquerors….

When the English first arrived in what would become Belize, they did so as buccaneers raiding Spanish ships in the region. But when they recognized the money they could make…

The Maya Empire mysteriously came to an end centuries before the arrival of Europeans, but a basic understanding of the indigenous population is important to understanding the history of modern…

Thomas Vincent Ramos and the Legacy of Garifuna Settlement Day The history of Central America and the Caribbean is not always a pleasant one, and that’s as true of Belize…

Bananas aren’t any more native to Belize than the Europeans who named them. Instead, they found their way from India into Europe and finally the Caribbean before eventually meandering to…

From the Garifuna to the Chinese to the Kriol, Belize is a country that’s home to a diverse melting pot of different cultures and traditions — but few arguably seem…

Statue by Raúl Ayala Arellano in Akumal, Quintana Roo commemorating Gonzalo Guerrero. Without a terrible shipwreck and the harrowing set of experiences that followed, the unique ethnic group known as Mestizos wouldn’t…