Belize

Aren’t robots just the coolest? Growing up in one of the tiny villages of Belize in the early 2000’s I hardly saw any of the amazing technological advances the world had to offer beside cars and household appliances. At age seven a crane was the coolest machine I had ever seen. Turning eight I saw a plane for the first time, you can imagine how excited was that I actually got the opportunity to fly in one. Upon arriving to America I saw the major role of technology the daily American lifestyle,…

The Mayans It is very interesting and intriguing to study history and ancient civilization. Though we may not know all of the answers to different cultures in History, many artifacts from many different cultures were left behind to try to tell a story or leave a message for our society today. As I studied the history of the Mayan civilization, it was interesting to learn what they left behind to be recognized today. They were a group of Indian people that had a great history behind their…

societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th-century Spanish conquest). Unlike other scattered indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya covered a wide territory of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and El Salvador. This concentration helped its people develop one of the most astonishing and unique cultures in the antique world, where the level of knowledge, philosophy and technology still amaze people around the…

and I don’t say it because I “think it’s an insult,” I say it because i’m not Mexican and I’m no longer accepting people to strip me from my real identity and keep me in a generalized group for their convenience. Some hispanic people are from Peru, Belize, Colombia, Guatemala, etc but not always Mexico. My family is from Guatemala, and although I was not born in Guatemala I identify as Guatemalan. There are very few people from Guatemala living in the U.S. and whenever I tell anyone that I’m…

A Cultural Analyses of Mexico Leaders in the armed forces should have an understanding and awareness of a countries culture, agriculture, weather, history, government, and influences on other countries. The understanding of this gives leaders a general information about a region. Culture is defined as the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also: the characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life)…

biggest one which is the Great Barrier Reef (Australia). There’s the Red Sea Coral Reef (Red Sea near Israel, Egypt and Djibouti), New Caledonia Barrier Reef (Pacific ocean near New Caledonia, The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef (Atlantic Ocean near Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras), Florida Reef (Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico near Florida), Andros Coral Reef (Bahamas), Saya Del Maha (Indian Ocean), Great Changos bank (The Maldives), and the Reed Bank (South China Sea, claimed by the…

1. Identify an enjoyable educational activity. It could be participating in a play, completing a science experiment, playing an instrument, or something else. Use specific details and examples to explain why the activity is enjoyable. 2. What is something you would like to accomplish in the future? Perhaps you would like to learn how to play an instrument, graduate at the top of your class, or visit the ocean. Identify one thing you would like to accomplish, and include specific details and…

existed at the same time within the same region, they also each have distinctive features which differentiates their cultures from one another. The major cities of the Mayan Classic period are within present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and…

the Mesoamerican Reef System. Here on the island, protection of this international treasure is entrusted to the Roatan Marine Park. Christi Etches: The Mesoamerican Reef System starts from Quintana Roo in Mexico, and it comes all the way down past Belize, past the little nook of Guatemala and onto the northern coast of Honduras. It’s the second largest barrier reef in the world. Narrator: The reef covers more than 1,000 kilometers of coastline and is home to endangered marine turtles, more…

most modern theory that lives on today and is made to be most reasonable for their disappearance. Scientist holds this to be the most reasonable because “mineral deposits in the Great Blue Hole — a 1,000-foot crater about 40 miles off the coast of Belize” (Moyer, Washington post). The researchers found that maybe “one or two tropical cyclones every two decades, as opposed to the usual five or six” (Moyer, Washington post). Tropical cyclones are storms that can bring water to the region, in which…