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"My Amazing Belize Vacation"

"My Amazing Belize Vacation" | Cayo Scoop!  The Ecology of Cayo Culture | Scoop.it

A week in Cayo for the Winter Solstice Contest winner, based out of Chaa Creek's Macal River Camp, and starting with a tour of the Belize Zoo.  Of course it was awesome!  What a great thank you note and review at the same time.  


"Thank you SO much for our wonderful vacation!  I feel extremely lucky and fortunate to be the winner of the Maya Winter Solstice Competition!  The trip was so full of awesomeness that I almost don’t know where to start…

 

We really loved all of the tours we were able to do.  Caracol was awe-inspiring and we felt privileged to have Mr. Hugh as our tour guide.  He is so passionate about Mayan history and archaeology.  Barton Creek Cave and Rio Frio were also breathtaking and turning the lights out while sitting in the canoe so deep in the cave in total darkness was bone chilling.  The morning of December 21, 2012 we woke up and took a ride to the stables.  I was a bit nervous about riding a horse through the jungle because I had only ridden a gentle horse in fields in the past.  It took me about ten minutes to warm up to riding and the horses all ride in line so well."

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Glamping at its finest: http://www.chaacreek.com/accomodations/casitas/

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Chaa Creek Announces Maya 2012 Speakers

Chaa Creek Announces Maya 2012 Speakers | Cayo Scoop!  The Ecology of Cayo Culture | Scoop.it

Chaa Creek, which is hosting Belize’s 2012 Maya Winter Solstice Celebrations, has some amazing speakers for the series of workshops and lectures that will be part of the weeklong activities centred on December 21 2012.  They've announced David Ruiz, Rosita Arvigo, and Joe Awe so far.

 

"David Ruiz is a Belizean educator and the author of four books – Jonah Matapalo, Cuin seif Got, The Visit and Old Benque.  Mr Ruiz was born near Guatemala in 1966 in the border town of Benque Viejo del Carmen and writes in English and Spanish, recording traditional Maya legends and myths as well as dealing with more contemporary themes such as the experience of growing up in multicultural Belize.  Rosita Arvigo is the author of Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer and several other books on Maya natural healing, and anthropologist Joe Awe is Chaa Creek’s resident Mayanist at their Belize Natural History Centre."

 

 

 

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Ancient Maya Wisdom Key to Modern Health

Ancient Maya Wisdom Key to Modern Health | Cayo Scoop!  The Ecology of Cayo Culture | Scoop.it

Great article from Chaa Creek, highlighting Dr. Rosita Arvigo's work with Don Elijio Panti, and the Maya Winter Solstice celebrations.

 

"Rather than misinterpreting Maya beliefs to falsely predict the end of the world, researching and practicing ancient Maya medicine and natural healing techniques can open a new world of health today, noted author and Maya medicinal plant expert Dr. Rosita Arvigo advised participants at Chaa Creek’s 2012 Maya Winter Solstice celebrations.  Chaa Creek events coordinator Denise Duran said that Dr Arvigo’s presentation, 'Tales of a Maya Shaman' was one of the highlights of the Belizean eco resort’s week-long Maya cultural exposition surrounding the 2012 Maya Winter Solstice celebrations of December 21, 2012."

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