what continent is belize located in?
Central America
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 Belize was , until the 15th century , a part of the Mayan Empire , containing smaller states headed by a hereditary ruler known as an ajaw ( later k ’ uhul ajaw ) . The present monarchy of Belize has its roots in the Spanish monarchy , under the authority of which the area was first colonised in the 16th century , and later the British monarchy , as a Crown colony . On 21 September 1981 , the country gained independence from the United Kingdom , retaining the then reigning monarch , Elizabeth II , as monarch of the newly formed monarchy of Belize . The monarch is represented in the country by the Governor @-@ General of Belize , Sir Colville Young . 

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 At issue is credit for the discovery of the civilization , naming it , and developing the theoretical models to explain it . That Shady was describing a civilization is clear in 1997 : ( " los albores de la civilización en el Perú . " ) . While locating it on the Supe River , with Caral at its center , she suggested a larger geographic base for the society : 

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 In Guatemala , matters such as developing standardized orthographies for the Mayan languages are governed by the Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala ( ALMG ; Guatemalan Academy of Mayan Languages ) , which was founded by Maya organisations in 1986 . Following the 1996 peace accords , it has been gaining a growing recognition as the regulatory authority on Mayan languages both among Mayan scholars and the Maya peoples . 
