St. Margaret (sometimes called St. Margaret's) is a rural
village
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in the
Cayo District of
Belize
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,
Central America
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. The settlement is located at mile 31 on the Hummingbird Highway, in the
Maya Mountains
The Maya Mountains are a mountain range located in Belize and eastern Guatemala, in Central America. Etymology
The Maya Mountains were known as the ''Cockscomb'' or ''Coxcomb Mountains'' to Baymen and later Belizeans at least until the mid-2 ...
. Hondurans, Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and native Belizeans populate the village. It is home to Five Blues Lake
National Park. The village has power, a police station, and cell service. The principal jobs are quarrying and refining limestone and agriculture.
Populated places in Cayo District
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