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{{Short description|Village of Orange Walk District, Belize}}
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'''Yo Creek''' is a small village located in the [[Orange Walk District]] of the nation of [[Belize]],<ref name="census 2010">{{cite web |title=Belize Population and Housing Census 2010 |url=http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/census/2010_Census_Report.pdf |access-date=25 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127084833/http://www.sib.org.bz/Portals/0/docs/publications/census/2010_Census_Report.pdf |archive-date=January 27, 2016 |page=65}}</ref> consisting mainly of people of [[Yucatec Maya]] descent. The name Yo Creek comes from the combination of the Maya word ''yo'' which means "top" and the English word ''creek''. Most Yo Creek residents speak Spanish and English very well, while the elders still speak their Maya language. Yo Creek is well known for cultural programs to preserve the Maya Yucatec culture. The village is also known for their Poktapok Maya ball game team Ek' Balam which means in the Yucatec Maya language Black Jaguars who won the championship in El Mundo Maya mundial de PoktaPok 2017.
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