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The traffic along the Hummingbird Highway has been on the increase lately due to an increase in demand for eco-tourism and the passage of petroleum trucks, which use the Highway as a shortcut en route to the George Price Highway (which terminates at the Guatemala border). The Hummingbird Highway is
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the only Highway in Belize which cuts through the mountains of Belize. The highway rests in a valley which comprises citrus orchards in the lowland and untouched jungle habitat on the outskirts and beyond.
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produced in Belize travels along this highway to the two major processing plants in Stann Creek district. There are quite a few small villages along the highway. A new bridge was completed over the
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in 2004, and a new bridge inaugurated in 2006 across Silver Creek; however, there are still quite a few one-lane dilapidated bridges over numerous creeks and streams.
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Traffic circle junction; the main artery into central Belmopan
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End of highway at traffic circle, joining Havana Street in
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Maya Mountains
Belmopan
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Stann Creek District
Belize
Roads in Belize
highways
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George Price Highway
Belmopan
Cayo District
Southern Highway
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Stann Creek District
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