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View of Goff's Caye View of Goff's Caye. Goff's Caye (Spanish: Cayo Goff) is a small island off the shore of Belize City, Belize.It sits right on the edge of the Belize Barrier Reef with waters to the south and east being only 0.6 to 3 metres deep.
Belize City was founded as "Belize Town" in 1638 [2] by English lumber harvesters.It had been a small Maya settlement called Holzuz. [a] [5] Belize Town was ideal for the English as a central post because it was on the sea and a natural outlet for local rivers and creeks down which the British shipped logwood and mahogany.
This creek has been used by fishing boats to easily access the center of Belize City and the Caribbean Sea. The creek still hosts the fleet of traditional fishing wooden boats (mostly from Sarteneja, Chunox and Copper bank) moored on posts to this present day (while the remaining Belize city wooden boats known as "sandlighters" that used to dock here now anchor in the north coast of Belize city).
The Belize City Swing Bridge is a swing bridge located in downtown Belize City, Belize. It connects the north side of Belize City with the south side and spans Haulover Creek, a tributary of the Belize River. A tourist destination and historical landmark of Belize, it is the oldest swing bridge in Central America and one of the few manually ...
Belize is divided into six districts: ... Belize: Belize City: 4,310 km 2 (1,663 sq mi) 124,096 ... Detailed Map of Belize showing Districts and their major towns
The George Price Highway is one of four main highways in Belize.It originates in Belize City, runs west through Hattieville, the Belize Zoo, the capital city of Belmopan (northern outskirts), San Ignacio, San José Succotz (across the river from Xunantunich archaeological site) and terminates at the Guatemalan border at Benque Viejo.