And visas or border passes are not required by students coming over from Melchor into Belize.
In October I went to the Benque Viejo border to learn all about the hundreds of Guatemalan primary and secondary school students who come to school in
Belize every day. It was a fascinating study in casual cross border relationships between countries that have a territorial dispute. Today as Belize
and Guatemala signed 13 historic bi-lateral agreements, the Prime Minister pointed to this daily student exchange as one of the signs that Belize and
Guatemala have an unofficial good neighbour policy:…
Hon. Dean Barrow - Prime Minister
"One example of already established relations between our two peoples is in the area of education. On a daily basis over 800 Guatemalan children cross
from Melchor into Benque Viejo Del Carmen to go to school here in Belize. Side by side, these Guatemalans and Belizean children learn and play never
for a moment concerned about boundaries or claims. Likewise, many young Belizeans travel every year to Guatemala City to enrol in institutions of
higher learning as a launch pad for successful careers in various fields."
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