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'''Belize Botanic Gardens''', ('''BBG,''') is {{convert|45 acres|acre|ha}} of native and exotic plants growing in the [[Cayo District|Cayo]] district of western [[Belize]].<ref>[http://www.belizebotanic.org Belize Botanic Gardens]</ref> The garden is in a valley on the banks of the [[Macal River]], surrounded by the Maya Mountain foothills.
 
The main focus of BBG is encouraging [[Sustainable agriculture|sustainable agriculture]], maintaining [[Conservation movement|conservation]] collections and engaging in conservation [[education]]. They aim to inspire visitors to protect [[plants]] and their [[habitats]] by learning more about the world of plants.
 
Mayan archaeological sites in the vicinity include [[Chaa Creek]],<ref>[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18170 C.Michael Hogan, ''Chaa Creek'' Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, 2007]</ref> [[Cahal Pech]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/pia/pv11990/pv1awe.htm |title=Distribution of Early Middle Formative Period Sites |access-date=2008-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030220041618/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/pia/pv11990/pv1awe.htm |archive-date=2003-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Xunantunich]].
For more information about Belize Botanic Gardens see their website at http://www.belizebotanic.org
 
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