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May 17th 2010
Coming from a country where your borders are pretty well defined by a couple hundred nautical miles of ocean, I've always found the idea of land borders a pretty strange concept - the fact that things can change so dramatically just by an arbitrary line someone drew on a map a couple of centuries ago is just weird to me. And nowhere has this difference between neighbouring countries been so app ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Belize » Belize Barrier Reef » Caye Caulker

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Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize (formerly British Honduras) until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. The country remains... ... read more