- Lal: "I seem to remember that in Honduras you were accused of being a grave robber rather than an archaeologist."
- Jones: "Well, the newspapers greatly exaggerated the incident."
- ―Chattar Lal and Indiana Jones[src]
British Honduras was a small British colony in Central America, on the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Together with Mexico and Guatemala, it was the home of the Mayan civilization, which flourished in the region until European contact. While most of Central America was primarily dominated by the Spanish, this country was primarily settled by British loggers, and eventually became a British colony.
Today, what was once called British Honduras is the modern day independent country of Belize.
Adventures in British Honduras[]
In 1933, the government of British Honduras declared Indiana Jones to be a grave robber for the theft of a precious crystal quartz artifact from Cozan, something that would drastically damage his reputation.[1] Pankot prime minister Chattar Lal learned of the event and reminded Jones of it when he was annoyed with the archaeologist's questions about Pankot Palace.[2]
In 1941, Indy and Bert Brodowski rested in British Honduras for the night while flying from Palmar Sur, Costa Rica to Uxmal, Mexico.[3]
Locations and artifacts[]
- Temple of the Serpent, Cozan
Behind the scenes[]
In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the map showing the flight to Peru labels British Honduras as Belize despite the name not being adopted until 1973.
Appearances[]
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Revolution (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone
- Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Pyramid of the Sorcerer
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (On map) (As Belize)
Sources[]
- The World of Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and the Lands of Adventure
- Indiana Jones and the Golden Vampires
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume One, The Early Years
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
- Grail Diary (prop replica)
