Valley of Peace, Belize
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Valley of Peace (Valle de Paz in original Spanish) is a village in the Cayo District of Belize. In 2000 Valley of Peace had a population of 1,809 people. The population in 2007 grew to 2,108.
It was created as a refugee community for immigrants fleeing from the El Salvador Civil War. Each family was facilitated with a plot of land and are the predominant suppliers of vegetables to the Belmopan area. This community started with a total of seven families. Of these families; five were refugees (Umaña, Cruz, Echeverria, Barrera,Hernandez, and Zometa), one was Belizean Creole (Mr. Scott and his family) and a Mennonite family (Mr. Duek & Family). Marcelino Cruz and his family are the only ones that have remained in the community of the original refugee families.
As it happens with growing communities Valley of peace was a great place to live. Due to the fast growth and social changes the village is undergoing, gangs and drugs are becoming more common. This has influenced some families to move out to other locations of the country in an effort to avoid getting caught in these problems.
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