Orange Walk

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to folk stories, Orange Walk got its name from the many orange groves of the past that hugged the banks of the New River which flows through the town and was a major trading route centuries ago for the Maya.[1]

Proper noun

Orange Walk

  1. The capital city of Orange Walk district, located on the New River in the north of Belize.
  2. A district in the north of Belize. Capital: Orange Walk Town.

References

  1. ^ “Orange Walk Town”, in Belize.com‎[1], 18 April 2021, archived from the original on 16 June 2023.
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