Belize Blog
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Joshua Berman spent 10 years touring, trip-leading, and teaching throughout Central America, and still believes there's no place like Belize. In this blog, he'll share his knowledge of this beautiful country.
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- Hummingbird Garden at Green Hills Butterfly Ranch in Belize a new must-see
- Christmas in Belize at Barton Creek Outpost
- On Assignment in Belize for Moon Travel Guides
- Power to the People Mixes Renewable Energy & Voluntourism in Nicaragua
- Survivor Nicaragua: Let the Games Begin!
- Selling Belize Cheap: Hard case against cruise tourism, by Stewart Krohn
- Chocolate Making Workshops in Granada, Nicaragua (and yoga too)
- LOS MOKUANES: The hardest working fiesta band in Nicaragua
- Nicaragua Lunch of Champions: Gallo Pinto, Yucca, and Vitamina T
- On Assignment in Nicaragua
- HEAVENLY BELIZE: A Photography Book Worthy Of The Name
- Reducing Your Impact on Endangered Wildlife When Traveling
- Back in Belize for Holy Week
Belizean Maya Land Rights Case Update
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Despite the Supreme Court of Belize's landmark 2007 decision "affirming the rights of the indigenous Maya communities of Belize to their traditional lands and resources and declaring those rights protected by the Constitution of Belize in light of relevant international law" (also called "the most far-reaching application of international law by a domestic court to recognize the rights of indigenous groups to their traditional lands”), the Maya of Toledo District continue to have to fight to uphold these rights.
The Rogers College of Law at The University of Arizona's Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program offers a wealth of information on southern Belize and the issue of who was there first. Their documents page is particularly informative ... appeals are pending.
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