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South from the border, the road meets the sea at Corozal,
near the mouth of the New river. The ancient Maya prospered
here by controlling river and seaborne trade, and two sites,
Santa Rita and Cerros, are both within easy reach.
The present town was founded here in 1849 by refugees from the
massacre in Bacalar, Mexico, who were hounded south by the Caste
Wars. Today's grid-pattern town is a neat mix of Mexican and
Caribbean, its appearance largely due to reconstruction in the wake
of Hurricane Janet in 1955.
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There's little to do in Corozal, but it's an agreeable place to
spend the day on the way to or from the border, and is hassle-free,
even at night. The breezy shoreline park is good for a stroll, while
on the tree-shaded main plaza, the town hall is worth a look
inside for a vivid depiction of local history in a mural by Manuel
Villamar Reyes. In two corners of the plaza you can see the remains
of a small fort, built to ward off Maya attacks in the late 1800s.
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