Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

Hode's Place has a new website. 

"Hode's Place in the heart of San Ignacio, Cayo District, Belize is a family restaurant.  With a new hotel in place, arcade, adult game room, playground, and much, much more, Hode's is the place to be with the family!  Visit Hode's Place San Ignacio, Hode's Place Belize!"

The Cayo chapter of the Belize Tourism Industry Association has a web page.  It's still being constructed, but it's looking nice so far.  Cayo is the ecotourism capital.  Great picture of ATM.

"San Ignacio Town is the main town in the Cayo District of western Belize and is an ideal base to explore ancient Maya cities like Caracol and Xunantunich, ceremonial caves like Barton Creek and Actun Tunichil Muknal, and cascading water falls like Rio on Pools and Big Rock waterfalls in the Mountain Pine Ridge Nature Reserve.  Hiking, kayaking, bird watching and horseback riding are also top rated outdoor activities in the area.  San Ignacio is also an important en route to and from Guatemala since it is one of the last towns in Belize before entering Guatemala where many travelers go to visit Tikal - one of the largest archaeological site in the country."

The Belize Info Center website is a new site that focuses on the history, culture, and civics of Belize.  They have some videos, quizzes, podcasts, and links to publications on the site that are very useful.  Interlogic Publishers have created the site, and you can find out information on their upcoming releases, including 'A History of Enterprise in Belize,' which is about the major industries found in Belize.  

"This website is designed to provide accurate information on Belizean history and civics to Belizeans, visitors to Belize and future Belizeans.  This site has information on the History, Cultures, Ecosystems and main Industries of Belize. Videos, online lessons, podcast interviews, a Blog, Flickr images, free downloadable literature are available for your use.  We have an online quiz that anyone can play.  We urge you to share the site with your friends because in the coming months, we will launch a national quiz competition testing your knowledge on Belize.  We will have great prizes including advanced cell phones and Kindle products.  We urge you to share this website with your colleagues, your children and your students."

Their fb page: https://www.facebook.com/InterlogicPublishers

This is the month for new websites.  Hun Chi'ik Tours has just released theirs.  Looking good.

"Hun Chi'ik Tours Limited provides tours that are unique, fun educational and above all leave our clients with a memorable experience. to promote greater understanding, respect and appreciate culture and natural beauty of belize."

They have good reviews on Trip Advisor:  http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g291971-d2092373-Reviews-Hun_Chi_ik_Tours-San_Ignacio_Cayo.html

Id Seven has launched their website.  They have a great mission, and their shirts are high quality.

"Our website is up!  We worked hard for a year to finish it so we could do it ourselves!  It may not be all that and a bag a chips but we thinks it's all that and a bag of "haad-time"  :D  Check it out!  Send us ideas/feedback here on Facebook!"

https://www.facebook.com/IDSEVENbelize

The Belmopan Active Youths have a new website, and it looks good.  You can read all about what they do, and even volunteer to be part of their amazing team.  Thanks, BAY for doing all you've done for the youths.  

"With a mission to EDUCATE, ENGAGE and EMPOWER the youths of Belmopan and its surrounding communities, since its inception, BAY has and continues to impact and invest in youths through the development of positive programs and recreational activities.  To date, the organization has engaged over six hundred young people through its various programs including the BAY Marching Band and Dance Group, its Community Park Rehabilitation Program, its Youth Drug Demand Reduction Project and most recently its Job Creation and Entrepreneurship Development Project."

Hot Mama's, hot sauce made in Cayo, got a new website.  It looks smooth, and the flames the appear when you navigate are a great touch.  Well done, Belize Internet Marketing and Website Design. 

"Typical Belizean hot pepper sauce – only with a twist (blended instead of chopped).  Belizeans love their hot pepper sauce and they have it with every meal.  Walk into any home or restaurant and it is readily available right there on the table.  Made with fresh vegetables such as carrots, onions, garlic, selected red habanero peppers, and mixed with the right combination of lime juice and vinegar.  Hot Mama's is sure there is a hot sauce with the correct amount of heat just for you!  Most importantly to note ---- no preservatives!"

Arenal has a website.  The village is planning for tourism, and has a tourism strategy.  They don't mention the football field that is in both Belize and Guatemala, or the wide selection of beers...yet.  Check out the site for more information. 

"We could now do this with your help, would love to implement a first step to bring tourism into our village – a soft, natural and authentic way of tourism – built small structures into single citizen’s properties – cabanas with thatched roof or apartments with a concrete roof – rent these accommodations to our visitors, offer full meal plan within the families – eating the ordinary daily food with the hosts, cooked on open wood fire – delicious Central American food – tortillas, fajitas, empanadas, chicken rice & beans, escabeche, salsas, spices and much more and carefully set our village up to a natural tourist place. "

Belize Natural Energy Won the Getenergy award for their 'Learning to the Core' video.  BNE values education, and puts a lot into education their employees.  If Belize really took down the Getenergy website due to all the voting, that's impressive.  Congratulations, BNE!

"It's official! With your help, BNE has won the GetEnergy Training Award: Learning at the Core... We were told that our support brought down the GetEnergy website!  Thank you!"

Make-Belize Films, which made Kurse a di Xtabai here in Cayo, has upgraded their website, and they are listing their upcoming movies and productions.  They are planning on producing 50 short movies that will focus on culture around Belize.

http://www.makebelizefilms.com/

Nine Belize Eco Cultural Tours has launched its website.  Well done.  Joe Awe's site looks and feels great.  His philosophy, found on the 'About Us' page, is amazing, and explained perfectly.  Best of luck!

"'Nine' is the number that, for the ancient Maya, represents the 'underworld', 'Metnal', 'The Place of Fright'.  This number in Maya numerals is represented by a bar and four dots on top of the bar – the logo of this company reflects just that.  The second ‘dot’ in the logo has a fingerprint on it, reflecting the important element of uniqueness of culture and people.  The bar, which is a small tree branch, has a leaf with two water droplets reflective of a green livable world that we must protect and infuse new leadership into from the depths of all our combined creation place!"