Cozumel: "Ah-Cuzamil-Peten" The place known as modern day Cozumel was settled over 2,000 years ago by people of the Maya Civilization. They discovered the tiny island off the Yucatan Peninsula and named it "Ah-Cuzamil-Peten.", meaning "land of the swallows", after t...

The Egyptian civilization that developed along the Nile River was comprised of desperate human communities forced by the growing desert to live there. It grew to be one of the first great urban cultures of human history. The Mayan Civilization was an ancient Native American culture that became of th...

The diversity found in the people of Belize today act as a link to the country's history. During the last three thousand years Belize has endured many face lifts that makes Belize what it is today. Rich in several different cultures, languages, and history, Belize is truly a melting pot of c...