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Discover San Juan in Belize
San Juan in the region of Orange Walk is a place located in Belize - some 65 mi or ( 105 km ) North of Belmopan , the country's capital .
Local time in San Juan is now 12:56 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Belize " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Xcopen, Pucte, Mérida, La Concepcion, and Chetumal. When in this area, you might want to check out Xcopen . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in San Juan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Orange Walk Carnival in Belize 2012
Carnival in Orange Walk is getting bigger every year with more dancers, and more floats. The fiesta following the carnival has really grown beyond the park with food, drinks, rides and people. Carniva ..
Orange Walk Carnival 2011 - Video 3
MORE VIDEOS - COMING SOON! This is an annual event held on the 21st of September celebrating Belize's Independence. The colorful costumes, the carnival dancers and the people of Orange Walk make sure ..
Circus Moscow in Orange Walk Town, Belize
Circus Moscow in Orange Walk Town, Belize ..
Haircut
Enrico gets a $2.50 haircut in Orange Walk Town while Sandfly and Luciano play checkers ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Pulltrouser Swamp (Maya site)
Pulltrouser Swamp is a wetland area located in northern Belize, between the New River (Belize) and Hondo River (Belize). This area contains numerous archaeological sites belonging to the Maya civilization, the most studied features of which are the raised field structures. Three of these sites, called Raised-Field Site I, Raised-Field Site 2, and Raised-Field site 3, were excavated by archaeologists B.L. Turner and Peter D. Harrison.
Located at 18.17 -88.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
San Pablo, Belize
San Pablo is a town in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize, with a population of 926 people according to the 2000 census.
Located at 18.21 -88.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
San Estevan, Belize
San Estevan was the first town in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize but later became a village due to migration of villagers to other parts of the country during a great epedimic. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 3,847 people. The village is approximately 6 miles northeast from Orange Walk Town. Most villagers rely on sugar cane as a source of income to their families. As much as 90% of the villagers own a parcel of sugar cane and are very active cane farmers.
Located at 18.16 -88.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
San Estevan (Maya site)
The San Estevan archaeological site is located in northern Belize 1 km from the modern community of San Estevan, Belize. The site is a Maya civilization site occupied during the Formative (800 BC- AD 300) and Classic (AD 300 – 900) eras of Mesoamerican chronology. San Estevan is located on the New River half way between the sites of Cerros and Lamanai. Beginning in the Late Formative period (300 BC- AD 300), San Estevan was a regional political center.
Located at 18.14 -88.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Orange Walk People's Stadium
Orange Walk People's Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Orange Walk, Belize. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Juventus in the Belize Premier Football League (BPFL) of the Football Federation of Belize as well as horse racing and tennis practices. In this stadium is where the Annual Cashew Fest is held. Before 2011, it also served as the home stadium to San Felipe Barcelona, also in BPFL. The stadium holds 4,500 people.
Located at 18.08 -88.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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