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Maya Mopan Destination Guide

Discover Maya Mopan in Belize

Maya Mopan in the region of Stann Creek is a town located in Belize - some 45 mi or ( 72 km ) South of Belmopan , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Maya Mopan

Local time in Maya Mopan is now 07:17 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Belize " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Waha Leaf Camp, Sale si Puede, Red Bank, Rancho Grande, and Placentia Village. When in this area, you might want to check out Waha Leaf Camp . We found 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 Maya Mopan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Belize Mission

7:43 min by iServants
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Video of our Belize Mission with International Servants and Dr. Paul Whisnant. Our Belize Mission Trip volunteers serving in our Medical Mission Clinic, Children's Ministry and Church Construction, al ..

Switchfoot-Meant to live, live at guatemala!!!

2:26 min by laximen
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meant to live by switchfoot live in Guatemala :D jon foreman closeupppp ..


Belize Adventure Week

9:56 min by BeaufortKayakTours
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Created on May 11, 2010 using FlipShare. ..

Zipline Cave Tubing Belize.mov

2:55 min by PeteMason
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First we zip-lined through the rain-forest canopy, then went to a river to go tubing through some caves!! March 2011 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in south-central Belize established to protect the forests, fauna and watersheds of an approximately 400 square kilometre area of the eastern slopes of the Maya Mountains. The reserve was founded in 1990 as the first wilderness sanctuary for the jaguar and is regarded by one author as the premier site for jaguar preservation in the world.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.72 -88.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Conservation in Belize, Parks in Belize, Protected areas established in 1990, Toledo District, Wildlife sanctuaries

Big Creek, Belize

Big Creek or Cala Grande is a sea port facility in Belize. Big Creek is a deep-water port on the Caribbean Sea in Belize's Toledo District (just south of the boundary with Stann Creek District), constructed in the 1990s. It is the nation's second most important port, after Belize City. Big Creek is the main port for Belize's banana industry; citrus fruit and shrimp are also exported from here. It is also the location from which oil, extracted from the fields of Spanish Lookout, is exported.

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Located at 16.51 -88.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Belize, Port cities in the Caribbean, Toledo District

Stann Creek District

Stann Creek District is a district in the south east region of Belize. According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 32,166 people. Its capital is the city of Dangriga, formerly known as "Stann Creek Town. " Stann comes from "stanns," or safe havens used by colonialists coming from the "old world" to the "new world."

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Located at 16.83 -88.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Districts of Belize, Stann Creek District

Victoria Peak (Belize)

Victoria Peak within the Maya Mountains is the second highest mountain in Belize. The highest peak in the country, Doyle's Delight at a height of 1,124 metres, is located 57 kilometres southwest of Victoria Peak. Victoria Peak is situated in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. The first exploration of the ascent occurred in British expeditions of 1888 and 1889, but the explorers actually scaled a nearby peak that they mistakenly labelled Victoria Peak.

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Located at 16.81 -88.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Mountains of Belize

Placencia

Placencia is a small town located in the Stann Creek District of Belize.

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Located at 16.51 -88.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Landforms of Belize, Peninsulas of North America, Populated places in Belize, Stann Creek District