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Strange as it may sound, the Museum of Belize is not a national museum – most of its collections detail life in the Old Capital from its days as a colonial outpost to its modern depiction. With space limited at its location, the Museum regularly shifts around its exhibits. But future expansion, says Director Alexis […]
Written on February 3, 2017 | Posted in
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A number of archaeological sites, including Altun Ha and Lamanai, were also closed due to the severe weather system. The ancient Maya sites were largely unaffected by heavy winds; nonetheless, the Institute of Archaeology was forced to shut down tour operations at the sites because of the debris strewn across the ceremonial grounds. Isani […]
Written on August 9, 2016 | Posted in
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Xunantunich, or Stone Woman, is one of the country’s more popular Mayan sites, located just across the Mopan River in San Jose, Succotz…one kilometer away from the Guatemalan border. Centuries ago it served as one of the more important ceremonial centers of the Mayan Civilization in the region, and today the site is in the […]
Written on June 14, 2016 | Posted in
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A freelance tour guide and artisan is up in arms tonight after she was suspended from selling her arts and craft and setting foot on the Altun Ha Archeological Site by the Institute of Archeology, NICH. Anne Arana has been working at the Mayan site for almost two decades, providing tourists and visitors with authentic […]
There is another recent case involving the destruction of Mayan sites, but in the south. Rupert Myles was detained in June of 2015, according to traditional Maya customs, for desecrating a mound within the Uxbenka Archaeological Site. Myles, despite warnings from Mayan leaders in the community, had constructed his wooden house atop a monument and […]
Written on April 21, 2016 | Posted in
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Doctor Anabel Ford is an archeologist, who having discovered El Pilar in the west, has put in at least two decades of research arguing that the Maya’s milpa cycle is one of the same with the forest. She maintains that the practice of the Mayas in cultivating ‘forest gardens’, involved sequencing an area from a […]
Written on February 15, 2016 | Posted in
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The country of Belize is dotted with Mayan monuments, but historians are yet to conclude on the number of ancient cities that existed during the Maya civilization. Today, there is an interesting story from Honduras where archaeologists have begun excavations at a new site in the jungles, which they believe to be the lost city […]
Written on January 21, 2016 | Posted in
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Almost ten million dollars will be spent to improve systems at air traffic control. The signing of an agreement between three parties took place this morning at the Department of Civil Aviation office. The upgrade will place Belize among the top five countries presently using advance technology for aviation. Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, […]
Written on December 2, 2015 | Posted in
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Mis goes on to make a comparison between the recent situation in Jalacte and the existing issue in Santa Cruz where Rupert Myles and residents of that village are presently before the courts for wrongful imprisonment due to unlawful occupation of communal lands. He gave an update on the Uxbenka situation. Pablo Mis, Program […]
Written on October 30, 2015 | Posted in
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The World Archaeological Congress, a consortium of renowned archaeologists representing eighty countries and territories, has written to Prime Minister Dean Barrow. The Congress is especially concerned with issues of human rights as they relate to cultural heritage. This is in light of government’s handling of the Santa Cruz/Uxbenka fiasco. According to a release issued by […]
Written on October 2, 2015 | Posted in
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The Uchbenka K’in Ajau Association, the management body tasked with overseeing the preservation of the Uxbenka sacred site, has elected a new executive. The incoming leadership of the association has also weighed in on the Institute of Archaeology’s move to prosecute Rupert Myles for unlawful occupation, as well as destruction of the monument. According to […]
Written on July 28, 2015 | Posted in
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Makin says the importance of protecting the hallowed site is to honor the legacy of their ancestors. As such the Uchbenka K’in Ajau Association has pledged to work closely with residents of Santa Cruz and the Institute of Archaeology to restore the site and manage it for future generations. Isidoro Makin, Executive member, Uchbenka […]
Written on July 28, 2015 | Posted in
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For the past five or six years, the Institute of Archeology has been having discussions with the village of Santa Cruz because the archeological site of Uxbenka encompasses five square kilometers and the village sits within the proposed archeological reserve. One of the many mounds within that vicinity is being unlawfully occupied by Rupert Myles, […]
Written on July 24, 2015 | Posted in
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According to Dr. Morris, fifty percent of the ruin has been damaged as a result of Myles’ action. Again, Myles will be served a notice of eviction, this time by the National Institute of Culture and History. Dr. John Morris, Director, Institute of Archeology “Just like the case with the Noh Mul…the destruction of […]
Written on July 24, 2015 | Posted in
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Almost a year after the shooting death of Tourism Police Officer Danny Conorquie at the Caracal Archaeological Site in Western Belize, a conservation post has been erected to thwart illicit activity in the area. For quite some time it is believed that Guatemalan bandidos have pillaged the ancient site, taking along with them precious artifacts […]
Written on July 24, 2015 | Posted in
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On this Friday, we dig into our archives and flash way back with a 1994 story about the old prison. As you may know, that prison was located in the heart of the city, where the Museum of Belize now sits. Parts of the structure were retained for the museum and now serve as a […]
Written on June 5, 2015 | Posted in
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A major discovery has been made at the Mayan site of Nim Li Punit in Toledo where an archaeological dig is in progress. Professor Geoffrey Braswell, an anthropologist with the Mesoamerican Archaeology Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego is leading the excavation. According to Doctor Braswell, a pair of burial chambers has recently […]
Director of the Institute of Archaeology, Dr. John Morris, acknowledges the breakthrough as significant to the Maya civilization, particularly within the context of the story being told. That account has been decrypted by Dr. Braswell, who commenced work at the site a few weeks ago. The jade ornament, says Dr. Morris, is arguably the second […]
Written on June 4, 2015 | Posted in
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Tourism is a huge income earner for Belize, which means that to remain competitive with other destinations; services need to complement the tourism product. This morning, about a hundred persons concluded a week-long training as site specific tour guides. The program was conceived as part of the project of Making Tourism Benefit Communities Adjacent to […]
Written on March 13, 2015 | Posted in
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In Belize, there are Mayan, colonial and modern artifacts from different cultures that are kept under lock and key to preserve the tangible work of art. Since Monday, representatives from National Institute of Culture and History, the Institute of Archeology, the Museum of Belize as well as persons from private museums, library and archives are […]
Written on February 24, 2015 | Posted in
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Still on the issue of stolen artifacts, which globally represents a billion-dollar industry in the parallel market. Over the weekend, the San Pedro House of Culture was burglarized and stolen from within the building on Angel Coral Drive was an assortment of invaluable artifacts. The break-in was discovered by manager, Guillermo Paz, on Sunday morning. […]
Written on February 24, 2015 | Posted in
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On Thursday night in Corozal, the Santa Rita Maya Monument came to life as residents gathered to witness a traditional Maya wedding. Archaeologists believe that Santa Rita is the ancient city of Chactemal (Chetumal), which was occupied from 2000 BC to 1530 AD and that it was an important center for the trade of honey, […]
A book of maps by geographer Doctor Odile Hoffman was launched today at the Leo Bradley Library in Belize City. Five hundred copies of the publication, British Honduras: The Invention of a Colonial Territory – Mapping and Spatial Knowledge in the Nineteenth Century were donated courtesy of the publisher, Cubola Productions, to high schools and […]
Written on January 15, 2015 | Posted in
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The ancient Mayan civilization, recognized for its monumental contributions to art, science, astronomy and architecture, was perhaps made extinct by a century-long drought. While periods of dry weather have been thought to be among the causes of the Mesoamerican civilization’s fall, a new study of marine sediments off the coast of Belize lends further credence […]
Written on January 6, 2015 | Posted in
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The largest archaeological site in Belize was reopened this morning. Caracol was closed down by National Institute of Culture and History on September twenty-fifth after Special Constable Danny Conorquie was ambushed and executed by Guatemalans who then fled across the border. His brazen execution at the main site, and the real danger to tourists who […]
Written on October 27, 2014 | Posted in
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