Belize is located in Central America between Guatemala and Mexico. It has lush tropical jungles home to birds like toucans and jaguars, as well as ancient ruins and waterfalls. The people of Belize are friendly and speak English, Spanish and Belize Kriol. One of the first Jehovah's Witnesses to arrive in Belize was James Gordon in 1923, and as of 2013 there were over 2,400 Jehovah's Witnesses across 58 congregations in the country. The Belize Barrier Reef is the second largest reef in the world, home to over 500 fish species and habitat to endangered sea turtles, manatees and crocodiles.

1. By: Pinkie Pie

2. Map of Belize
Belize is in Central America
next to the two countries,
Guatemala and Mexico.

3. Belize has lush, tropical jungles that are home to
gorgeous birds like the keel-billed toucan and is also
the home of the elusive jaguar. In Belize you’ll also
find many ancient ruins and mountains with
cascading waterfalls. One of its many features of the
land is its huge network of caverns.

4. The People
Belizeans are as colorful
as their surroundings!
The people are very
friendly. When children
speak to adults they
often use the terms
“miss” or “mister” and
answer by saying “Yes,
ma’am” or “No, sir.”
They speak Belize Kriol,
English and Spanish.

5. One of the first Jehovah’s Witnesses to arrive in Belize was James
Gordon. He was baptized in Jamaica in 1918. In 1923 he left Jamaica to
live in Belize. He settled in a remote Maya Village called Bomba, where
he married and started a family.
In 2013 there were a total of 2,437 publishers and 58 congregations of
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Belize.

6. Animals (Part 1)
The Jaguar is one of the largest
wild cats next to the lion and tiger.
This wild cat has powerful jaws
that are useful to catch and eat
prey. Jaguars are known to eat
many animals, I’ll name a few;
deer, snakes, sloth, fish and frogs.

7. Animals (Part 2)
The Green Iguana has excellent
sight allowing the iguana to detect
movement from incredibly long
distances. A iguanas special
features are a long tongue and
changing skin color with mood.

8. The Belize Barrier Reef!
The Belize Barrier Reef is the
second largest mass of living coral
in the world, after the Great Barrier
reef in Australia. It is 185 miles
along the Yucatan Peninsula,
including most of the coast of the
Central American country of
Belize. The reef is home to one
quarter of the earths marine plants
and animals. There are 36 species
of soft corals, 70 species of hard
corals and 500 species of fish that
have been identified in the reef.
The reef is a habitat for
endangered or threatened marine
animals such as the loggerhead,
the green and the hawksbill sea
turtles as well as the manatee and
American crocodile.

9. The End! Bye!! =)