Persecuted Moralists: The Mennonites
The Mennonites are a Protestant religious sect, first formed in the Netherlands in the 16th century.
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Belize
Cities of La Ruta Maya
Although the jungles of the Yucatan, Guatemala and Belize offer up spectacular ruins that showcase the region’s Mayan past, don’t forget these cities too.
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Warmongering at the Ancient Ruins of Caracol
The vast city of Caracol, which covers 30 square miles, had its heyday in the Classical Mayanperiod, between 700 and 900 AD. Although there are Mayan ruins scattered throughout Central America, we know relatively little about the powerful city-states that dominated the region at that time.
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The Food of Belize
Belize has a mix of Caribbean, Mexican, African, Spanish, and Mayan culinary influences.
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The Mayan flower trade
Between the 1960s and 1980s especially, many locals turned to looting the ruins of numerous ancient Maya cities that were lost in the remote jungle, undiscovered by archaeologists, and selling the looted artworks they dug up to unscrupulous art dealers from the US in particular.
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