"Belize is, culturally, very diverse," he said. "There are a lot of Hispanic people, there are Mestizo people, who are mixed Spanish heritage and Indigenous, there's a strong Afro-Caribbean component.

Slowly evolving from slapstick fun, using powder, flour, lipstick and paint to tease people, leading to a more traditional Mestizo carnival made up of competing comparsas.

The term mestizo means mixed in Spanish, and is generally used throughout Latin America to describe people of mixed ancestry with a white European and an indigenous background. Similarly, the term ...

Belize is rich with food, from the Maya and Spanish (Mestizo) traditions of the west, to the Garifuna (an African/Caribe people) and Creoles of the east coast.

"Belize is, culturally, very diverse," he said. "There are a lot of Hispanic people, there are Mestizo people, who are mixed Spanish heritage and Indigenous, there's a strong Afro-Caribbean component.