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Article: Belize - an adventure and cultural experience
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- Redlands Daily Facts
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- July 18, 2009
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Nestled between Mexico and Guatemala on the Caribbean coast of
Central America lies the country of Belize, one of the few remaining
unspoiled places on earth. Here ancient civilizations blend with
British influences, traditions of African origin and lifestyles of
the Mestizo society, offering up a salad of cultures to be enjoyed.
The designation Mestizo is a person of mixed Spanish blood.
During the Spanish colonial period of 1530-1750, the title Mestizo
defended the idea that race was not biological. Instead, it is a
socially constructed concept developed by those who wish to maintain
power and organization.
Together the unsurpassed combination of natural environments -
the land, sea, ...