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Belize is one of the more fascinating places in Central America. While it's bordered by Mexico and Guatemala, and shares a geopolitical sphere with Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, it's not a dominant-Spanish speaking country. In fact, unlike all the other countries, Belize was actually Britain's lone Central American colony for a long time. In this episode, we explore the history and geography of this unique, and gorgeous, Central American country.
I thought that in the episode there would have been a few words about Belize and its English-Spanish dynamics, both within the country and vis-a-vis its Spanish-speaking neighbours, and how it's increasingly become Spanish-speaking.
Heck, going much further south in Latin America, Uruguay in particular and the Rio de la Plata region in general almost became a part of the British Empire in the 19th century. If that had been the case, then Uruguay (with or without parts of Argentina) would have become to southern South America what Belize is to Central America.
Can you guys do an episode on Richard Francis Burton and his travels? Pretty interesting stuff