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Cayo Ecolodge Owners Honored

Cayo Ecolodge Owners Honored | Cayo Scoop!  The Ecology of Cayo Culture | Scoop.it

Alfonso and Azucena Galvez from Clarissa Falls were presented with awards from the Royal Humane Society for their assistance in trying to save some British tourists that got stuck in the falls.  Well deserved.

 

"Ms Azucena Galvez and her brother Alfonso, who own and operate Clarissa Falls Resort, have been presented with awards from the United Kingdom’s Royal Humane Society.  The British High Commissioner, HE Peter Hughes, presented the awards on behalf of the Royal Humane Society for the couple’s courageous assistance in attempting to save the lives of British tourists at the Falls in December 2008 when a number of them experienced difficulties while river tubing on the Mopan river."

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214th Anniversary Of The Battle Of St. George's Caye

214th Anniversary Of The Battle Of St. George's Caye | Cayo Scoop!  The Ecology of Cayo Culture | Scoop.it

Decent article with a good lead in.  How about those fireworks Sunday night?

 

"A skirmish that pitted a ragtag group of British buccaneers and their slaves against a small flotilla of Spanish warships some 200 years ago was celebrated today in Belize with cultural performances, the installation of beauty queens and citizens’ parades.  What most historians describe as a myth, many Belizeans embrace as a defining moment in the history of the former British Honduras.  An incident that set the stage for continuing British occupation of territory that belonged to Spain, and eventual freedom on 21st September 1981 when Belize Independence was achieved."

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St George’s Caye Day – Yesterday and Today

St George’s Caye Day – Yesterday and Today | Cayo Scoop!  The Ecology of Cayo Culture | Scoop.it

Happy Battle of St. George's Caye eve!  There's a lot going on around Belize tonight in preparation for the 215th anniversary, and holiday.  Some history.

 

"Our story begins with a town hall meeting where it’s announced that Spain is sending a large force to invade and subjugate the English-speaking settlers, known collectively as the Baymen, and African slaves who had been eking out a living mostly by cutting logwood, which was highly valued for producing an indigo dye used in the British textile industry.  Living far from any seat of government or authority, these were hearty souls who had mixed over the years and developed a rather unique society with their own way of doing things.  It is said that pirates were welcome, but the authoritarian rule of Spain definitely was not.  When word of a Spanish invasion arrived, a referendum was held to decide whether to evacuate, or stand and fight, with the final vote in favour of standing to defend what was now considered to be home.  Before long a Spanish fleet of 32 vessels, some 500 sailors and 2000 soldiers was on its way."

 

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