Orchid Garden Eco-Village Hotels and Belize Vacations  Belize
Maya  Belize Maya  Diversities of Cultural & Nature  The Maya
are thought to have been in Belize and the Yucat¡¡¡¡¨¬¬¢n region
since the second millennium BC; however, much of Belize's
original Maya population was wiped out by disease and conflicts
between tribes and with Europeans.  Three Maya groups now
inhabit the country: The Yucatec (who came from Yucat¡¡¡¡¨¬¬¢n,
Mexico to escape the Caste War of the 1840's), the Mopan
(indigenous to Belize but were forced out by the British; they
returned from Guatemala to evade slavery in the 19th century),
and Kekchi (also fled from slavery in Guatemala in the 19th
century).The latter groups are chiefly found in the Toledo
District.                 Actun Tunichil Muknal             
Altun Ha              Cahal Pech              El Pilar
 San Estevan              Nim Li Punit  Belize Economy  Belize
Economy  Belize has a small, essentially private enterprise
economy that is based primarily on agr