San Pedro Columbia
San Pedro Columbia is a village in
Toledo District,
Belize, located about 2 miles from the ancient
Maya ruins of
Lubaantun. In
2000 San Pedro Columbia had a population of about 700 people. The population is mostly Kekchi Maya with some Mopan Maya. San Pedro Columbia has Belize's largest settlement of Kekchi. Most of the population came to Belize from the
Peten region of
Guatemala in the late
19th century. The village is known for the hand woven
embroidery produced here.
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