Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

Some Sacred Heart Junior College students met up with some students from the University of North Georgia who were studying abroad in Belize, and visited Lamanai.

"The following day, on Sunday May 12th, the university students traveled to the Lamanai Maya Site in the Orange Walk District, one of the main sites in the country and the largest in northern Belize.  There, the North Georgia students were met by students of Sacred Heart Junior College (SHJC) from the Cayo District.  Speaking to The San Pedro Sun, Vicky Novelo, Director of Student Services at SHJC, explained the purpose of the interaction between the two groups of students.  'Our students usually partner with other students from the US while here in Belize on different projects, mainly in the Cayo area.  The trip to Lamanai was more recreational and mainly to allow interaction and an exchange.  The interaction gives our students some exposure as to what other students from the US come to do in Belize.  It exposes them to doing more than just the academics and so it gets them involved in extracurricular activities that hopefully they can develop later on when they graduate,' explained Novelo."

Happy Earth Day!  Chaa Creek has announced their Eco Kids Camp for 2013.  It's a free 9 day all-inclusive camp, and the kids get to stay at the Macal River Camp the entire time, while learning about the environment.  Truly an experience of a lifetime.  They are having an essay competition; simply send in a 300 word essay explaining why you want to be an Eco Kid.  Kids between the ages of 8 and 13 are eligible.  Good luck!

http://www.chaacreek.com/belize-summer-camp

Promo from 2012: http://sco.lt/4icYrZ

"Some of our guided educational activities include: Hiking to ancient Maya sites where we will perform archaeological excavations, Horseback Riding through Jungle Trails while studying the medicinal flora within our 365-acre private reserve, Song writing and talent show sessions, Hands-on sustainable organic farming techniques, and Supervised water activities."

Check out one of the reports from the 14 day expedition that went into the Chiquibul Forest, and explored some of the natural beauty found there.  Tony and Therese Rath got some amazing pictures during the trip.  Check out the size of that sinkhole.  Well worth the read.

A 14 day expedition into the Chiquibul Forest of Belize to explore and document biological and geological diversity, find and map Maya sites and discover what exactly was at the bottom of the Holec sinkhole elicits contradictory emotions for a Belizean visiting the Chiquibul for the first time.