Cristo Rey
Cristo Rey is a village in the Cayo District of central interior Belize, situated on the east bank of the Macal River. The village is in an agricultural region with the most frequent crops being citrus and banana.- Type: Village with 1,250 residents
- Description: settlement of Cayo district, Belize
- Also known as: “Cristo Rey, Cayo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Norman Broaster Stadium and St. Andrew’s Anglican Church.
Norman Broaster Stadium
Stadium
Norman Broaster Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Verdes FC in the Premier League of Belize of the Football Federation of Belize. Norman Broaster Stadium is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cristo Rey.
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church
Church
Founded in 1905, St. Andrew's Church is an active Anglican congregation located on Burns Avenue in San Ignacio, Belize. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cristo Rey.
Cahal Pech Village Resort
Hotel
Photo: Laslovarga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cahal Pech Village Resort is one of the largest hotels in San Ignacio, Belize, and sits alongside the ancient Maya Ruins of Cahal Pech. The hotel has been in operation since 1995 and was founded by Daniel and Miriam Silva. Cahal Pech Village Resort is situated 2 miles northwest of Cristo Rey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Ignacio and Pilgrimage Valley.
San Ignacio
San Ignacio is a small town in the Cayo region of Belize, with around 25,000 citizens. San Ignacio, or Cayo as it is called, is on the Macal river, and makes a good and affordable base for exploration of the stunning regions around it, with plenty of day trips to be taken and several decent tour guides willing to take you.
Pilgrimage Valley
Hamlet
Pilgrimage Valley is a small settlement in Cayo District, Belize, some 5 km east of San Ignacio. It was founded in 1965 by 10 German speaking Mennonite families to escape increasing secularism. Pilgrimage Valley is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cristo Rey.
Esperanza
Village
Esperanza is a village located along the George Price Highway in Cayo District, Belize. It lies approximately four kilometers northeast of San Ignacio. According to the 2010 census, Esperanza has a population of 1,262 people in 286 households. Esperanza is situated 3½ miles north of Cristo Rey.
Cristo Rey
- Category: locality
- Location: Cayo, Belize, Central America, North America
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Latitude
17.12846° or 17° 7′ 42″ northLongitude
-89.05535° or 89° 3′ 19″ westPopulation
1,250Elevation
246 feet (75 metres)Open location code
769G4WHV+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1974340340OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3582262Wikidata ID
Q65330982
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Cristo Rey” goes by many names.
- French: “Cristo Rey”
- German: “Cristo Rey”
- Low German: “Cristo Rey”
- Macedonian: “Кристо Реј, Кајо”
- Macedonian: “Кристо Реј”
- Spanish: “Cristo Rey”
- “Cristo Rey”
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