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Encyclopedia > Cayo District, Belize

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The Cayo District is a district in the west of the nation of Belize. The District capital is the town of San Ignacio Cayo. Also in the Cayo District are the Belizian national capital of Belmopan, the town of Benque Viejo del Carmen, the villages of San Antonio Cayo Valley of Peace, St. Margret's, Roaring Creek, Albaina, and Spanish Lookout. Cayo District also contains the Pre-Columbian Maya ruins of Xunantunich, Cahal Pech, and Caracol.


The Cayo District is primarily an agricultural district, with the chief crops being citrus, (oranges, grapefruit, and tangerine), as well as bananas. There are 2 major highways in the District. The Western Highway, which runs from Belize City to the Guatemalan border. And the Hummingbird Highway which starts in Belmopan and ends at the juncture of the Dangreia Hwy and The Southern Highway in the Stann Creek District. In addition to the ruins listed above there are several other tourist attractions including 2 National Parks, Blue Hole (park) and Gunivista.


According to the 2000 census, Cayo District had a population of 53,715 people.


See also

External link

  • Map (http://www.belize.net/html/maps/cayomap.shtml)



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Cayo District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (221 words)
Cayo District is a district in the west of the nation of Belize.
Also in the Cayo District are the Belizian national capital of Belmopan, the town of Benque Viejo del Carmen, the villages of San Antonio Cayo Valley of Peace, St.
The Cayo District is primarily an agricultural district, with the chief crops being citrus, (oranges, grapefruit, and tangerine), as well as bananas.
Belize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2068 words)
Belize is a small nation on the eastern coast of Central America, on the Caribbean Sea bordered by Mexico to the northwest, Guatemala to the west and south, and Honduras 75 km away (47 miles) across the Gulf of Honduras to the east.
Belize is located between the Hondo and Sarstoon Rivers, with the Belize River flowing down in the centre of the country.
Belize is home to the longest barrier reef in the western hemisphere stemming approximately 200 miles (322 km) and the second longest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef.
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