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."

Tropic Air has been flying to Maya Flats airstrip, which is located halfway between Cayo and Benque, for 2 weeks now.  The terminal is very nice, as is the new service from one of Tropic Air's 12 planes.  

The San Pedro Sun said it well: "This new flight brings the best of both worlds together; it is the surf and turf of Belize.  The plane lands on an unpaved run way, and as you step out of the plane, you are met with a most beautiful landscape that leaves you breathless.  Cayo District is considered to be one of the top beauties of the country – and she boasts greenery and mountainous regions that hide all manner of wonderful places to explore.  It is no wonder that Tropic Air has ventured deeper into the territory to make traveling and exploring easier for Belizeans and visitors alike!"