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English: Belize is a country in Central America. The capital is Belmopan.
National emblem

- Coat of arms of Belize
- Coat of arms of Belize
- Flag map of British Honduras (1919 - 1981)
- Flag map of British Honduras (1950 - 1981)
- Flag of British Honduras (1870-1919), red variant
- Coat of arms of British Honduras (1907-1981)
- Full Arms of British Honduras
Maps

- Location map for Belize
- Map of Belize from the CIA World Factbook, 2004
- A map showing the 4 main highways in Belize
- Satellite image of Belize in March 2002
- Map of the districts of Belize
History

- Holy Redeemer cathedral and rectory in Belize City in the 1930s
- Men with barge-loads of chicle in Belize Harbor.
- Maya Indians of southern Yucatán and northern British Honduras
- Squaring mahogany logs, circa 1936
- Cooking sapodilla latex, circa 1936
- Kneading Chicle gum into blocks, circa 1936
- Pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh at Loyola Park, 1928
- First aircraft to land in Belize at the Barracks
- Press conference held by Mr George Price showing members of Peoples United Party 1965
- Mr George Price, Prime Minister of British Honduras 1965
- Bishop Joseph A. Murphy entering Maya village in Toledo District 1931
- Convent in Belize City, after the 1931 Belize hurricane
- Street scene in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Cayo District 1965
- Governor Cornelius Alfred Moloney Governor of Belize 1891-1897 and staff with Icaiche General Tamay, circa 1894
Geography
Districts
Belize District

- Boody Island
- San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
- Fort Street, Belize City
- Radisson Hotel, Belize City
- Belize City
- Bermudian Landing street
- Fort George's Caye
- St. George's Caye
- Caye Caulker
- Fishermen, Caye Caulker
- Caye Caulker
- Caye Caulker
Cayo District

- Victor Galvez Stadium in San Ignacio
- Peter's Barber Shop, San Ignacio
- The Hawkesworth Bridge in San Ignacio
- Hummingbird Highway
Corozal District

- Sarteneja
- Corozal Beach
- Belize
Orange Walk District
- Orange Walk
- Blue Creek Village
- Sugar Mill, Lamanai
- Visitor center, Lamanai
Stann Creek District
- Sitter River Village
- Sitter River Village
- House in Hopkins
- Dangriga
- Dangriga
- Placencia Independence Day
- Gap Hill
Toledo District
- Punta Gorda Town Market
- Punta Gorda Town Market
- Monkey River
Bodies of water
Wetlands

- Egrets at Belize Bird Rescue
- Neotropic cormorants, New River, Lamanai
- Mangrove, Caye Caulker Forest Reserve
- Limpkin (Aramus guarauna), Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
Rivers

- New River
- Moho river
- Macal River
- Cable ferry on Belize River
- Hand-cranked cable ferry crossing Mopan River to get to Xunantunich
Lakes

- Crooked Tree Lagoons
- Honey Camp Lagoon
- Green Hills Lake
- Aguacate Lagoon
Waterfalls

- Big Rock Falls
- Upper Tiger Fern Double Waterfall, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- 1,000 foot water fall at Mountain Pine Ridge
Geomorphology and landforms
Beaches

- Half Moon Caye
- Half Moon Caye
- Hunting Caye
- Silk Caye, Stann Creek
Reefs and corals

- Great Blue Hole
- Great Blue Hole
- Corals in the Great Blue Hole
- Glover's Reef
- Glover's Reef
- Glover's Reef
- Coral Reefscape
- Coral Reefscape
- Coral Reefscape
- Coral Reefscape
Islands

- Northern Caye, Lighthouse Reef
- Glover's Reef
- Laughing Bird Caye in the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve
- Boody Island
- Boody Island
- Cayo Espanto
- Goff's Caye
Caves

- Barton Creek Cave
- Che Chem Ha Cave
- Barton Creek Cave
- Rio Frio Cave
- Rio Frio Cave
- Rio Frio Cave
- Rio Frio Cave
- Mayan Pottery in Actun Tunichil Muknal cave
- Skeleton of a teenage girl within the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave
- Human skull within the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave
- Actun Tunichil Muknal cave
Protected areas
Caye Caulker Forest Reserve

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lookout on Tiger Fern Trail
- Lower Tiger Fern Double Waterfall
- Along the road to get to the visitor center
- Chestnut-headed oropendola nests
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve

- Rio On
- Caribbean pine
- Campground
St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park
- Trail in the park
- Stairs in the park
- The cenote in St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park
- The cenote in St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
- Crooked Tree Lodge
- Crooked Tree Lodge
- Crooked Tree Lagoon
- Pound at Crooked Tree Lodge
- Sunset at Crooked Tree Lodge
- Brown Basilisk in the sanctuary
- Green kingfisher in the sanctuary
- Jabiru in the sanctuary
Nature
Forests
- Buttress roots in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lookout on Tiger Fern Trail, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve
- Stream in understory, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Canopy and New River from top of Jaguar Temple, Lamanai
- Caribbean pines, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve
- Scattered Caribbean pines in Payne's Creek National Park
- Mangrove, Caye Caulker Forest Reserve
Plants

- Water snowflake, Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
- Fruits of Achiote
- Trimezia martinicensis
- On the right, individual mangroves, Caye Caulker
- Logwood, Crooked Tree Lodge
- Coconut Tree
Animals
Crustaceans

- Spiny lobster (Palinuridae)
- Forest Crab
- Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus) in a shell of Cittarium pica
- Spider Crab (Majoidea)
Spiders

- In St. Herman's Cave
- Net-casting spider (Deinopis longipes), Caves Branch Jungle Lodge
- Lynx Spider (Oxyopidae), Caves Branch Jungle Lodge
- In Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Adult male Corythalia jumping spider, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- At Caves Branch Jungle Lodge
- Harvestman (Opiliones), Caves Branch Jungle Lodge
- Tailless whip scorpion (Amblypygi), Footprint Cave
- Tailless whip scorpion (Paraphrynus) wity youngs
Insects

- Palm Weavil (Rhynchophorus palmarum), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Flea Beetle (maybe Omophoita cyanipennis), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Unknown Fulgoridae
- Turquoise Shield Bugs (Edessa rufomarginata), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lantern Bug (Enchophora sanguinea), Black Rock Lodge, San Ignacio
- Stingless Bees (Tetragonisca angustula), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Geometrid Moth (Pyrochlora rhanis), Black Rock Lodge, San Ignacio
- Mexican Blue Wing (Mycelia ethusa), Butterfly Farm, San Ignacio
- Glasswing butterflies (Greta oto), Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cay
- Blue Morpho (Morpho peleides), Butterfly Farm, San Ignacio
- Lichen Mantis (Liturgusa maya), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Grasshopper (Caelifera), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Love Bugs (Plecia), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Fishes

- Spotted Moray Eel (Gymnothorax isingteena)
- Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
- Banded Butterflyfish (Chaetodon striatus), Long Cay
- Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula)
- Lion Fish (Pterois volitans)
- Yellow Stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis), Hol Chan Marine Reserve
- French Angel Fish (Pomacanthus paru)
Amphibians

- Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis)
- Triprion petasatus
- Likely Phrynohyas venulosa
- Black-backed Thin-toed Frog (Leptodactylus melanonotus), Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
Reptiles

- Central American Whiptail (Ameiva festiva), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Anole (Norops), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Black iguana (Ctenosaura similis), Caye Caulker Forest Reserve
- Green Iguana (Iguana iguana), Green Iguana Conservation Project, San Ignacio
- Common basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus)
- Mexican parrot snake (Leptophis mexicanus)
- Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), Hol Chan Marine Reserve
- American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), Caye Caulker Forest Reserve
Birds

- Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata), Chan Chich Lodge
- Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
- Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) on nest
- White-bellied Emerald (Amazilia candida)
- Cabot's Tern (Thalasseus acuflavidus), Caye Caulker
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), Caye Caulker
- Northern jacana (Jacana spinosa), Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
- Groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris), Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
- Great Curassow (Crax rubra)
- Brown jay (Psilorhinus morio), Lamanai
- Mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea), New River, Lamanai
- Tropical mockingbird (Mimus gilvus), Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
- Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae)
- Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus), Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
- Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus), Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
- Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus), Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
- Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Caye Caulker
- Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
- Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
- Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
- Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix belizensis)
- Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Caye Caulker
- Red Footed Boobies (Sula sula)
- Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena)
Mammals
- Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) in Belize zoo
- Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
- Jaguar (Panthera onca) in Belize zoo
- Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)
- Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Politic

- Belizean Central Bank, Belize City
- Government house, Belize City
- Supreme Court of Belize, Belize City
- Belize City Hall
- Corozal Town Hall
Military

Education

Libraries

- Miss Bertie's Library
- San Ignacio Public Library
- Leo Library, Belize City
Museum
- Museum of Belize
- Museum of Belize
Illustrious Belizeans

- Frederick Palgrave Barlee (1827–1884)
- George Cadle Price and a Peace Corps volunteer, 1976
- George Cadle Price
- Felicita Arzú, Miss Belize 2007
- Charmaine Chinapen, Miss Belize 2008
- Javier Canul as Ozzy The Clown
- Bishop David Francis Hickey
- Bishop Salvatore di Pietro, (1830 – 1898)
- Verge of Umbra
- Marie Sharp
- From left to right :Sr. Yvonne Hunter, R.S.M., Sr. Caritas Lawrence, R.S.M. and Charles M. Woods
- Wilfred Elrington
- Lee Mark Chang
- Luis Torres of Placencia Texmar Assassins
- Kenneth Medwood, track and field athlete
- Kaina Martinez, track and field athlete
Economy
Coins
- Reverse of modern Belize coins
- Comparison of British Honduras and Belize one cent coins
- 1974 25 cent coin
Stamps

- British Honduras stamps, 1962 and earlier
- 1953 and 1961 (overprinted) stamps of British Honduras.
- British Honduras 5c stamp of 1948, H.M.S. Merlin.
- British Honduras 15c stamp of 1938, Sergeant's Cay, 1938
- British Honduras 1c stamp of 1948, St. George's Cay, 1948
Tourism

Agriculture

- Corn Field
- Corn Field
- Sorting bananas and slicing them from bunches
Industries

- Sugar Cane Processing Plant, Orange Walk Town
- Tropic Air Cessna Grand Caravan arriving at Maya Flats Air Park in Cayo District
- Punta Gorda Market
- Detailed view of where cane is processed
Marie Sharp's Fine Foods

Architecture
- Caye Caulker
- Caye Caulker
- Caye Caulker
- Belize City
- Belize City
- Belmopan Civic Center
- Yim Saam Hotel and Restaurant, Belmopan
Churches

- St. John's Anglican Church, Belize City
- Wesley Methodist Church, Belize City
- St. Andrews Presbyterian church, Belize City
- Holy Redeemer Cathedral, Belize City
- Inmaculada Catholic church, Orange Walk
- Roman Catholic Church, San Antonio
- Epworth Methodist Church, Dangriga
Culture
Gastronomy

- Mestizo Belizean food
- Belizean food
- Belizean food
- Garifuna Hudut Belize
- Rice and Beans, Stew Chicken and Potato Salad
- Garnaches (tostadas) at Syd's on Caye Caulker
- Burrito and garnaches
- Cocoa Production in San Pedro Columbia, Toledo District
- Fire Hearth Corn for corn tortilla
Pre-Columbian art

- Sculpture called Piedra Chalchihuitl, located in the gardens of the Watercolor Museum, in Coyoacán
- Effigy censer, AD 900-1200 BC. Exhibit in the Visitors Centre of Cahal Pech, San Ignacio
- Stela 9, from a tomb in the Structure A1 of the Zopilote Group, a few hundred meters in the periphery of Cahal Pech.
- Stela 15 from Nim Li Punit, Toledo District
- The "Monkey Pot" at Actun Tunichil Muknal, San Ignacio
Maya sites

- Altun Ha
- Altun Ha
- Altun Ha
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Cahal Pech
- Lamanai
- Lamanai
- Nim Li Punit
- Xunantunich
- Xunantunich
- Xunantunich
- Xunantunich
- Xunantunich
- Xunantunich
Music

- Garifuna drummer in Cayos Cochinos
- Sandy Bradshaw Live in 2014
Sports

- Underwater diving
- Brandon Jones, at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge
