Oct 18, 2022
Carnival, I love you so The smiles are almost as big as the feathers. All the ladies are in stockings, covered in jewels, beads swaying to the socca rhythm. Men, with shields on and spears in hand. Kids, dancing to choreographed steps. It’s Carnival! The joy is truly...
Oct 18, 2022
Unbelizeablue: An Upcoming Documentary on Women in Belize Modeling Coastal Conservation In an insta-world of gender reveal celebrations still signaling blue for boys and pink for girls and in a political age where it often seems women’s rights are in reverse, we are...
Oct 18, 2022
All a wi da one: Lyra Spang’s Journey into Food Tourism & Cultural Identity Who is the most Belizean of us all? Or better yet, which food is the most Belizean of them all? Is it a plate of rice ‘n’ beans as most of the travel blogs will say? The answer may...
Oct 18, 2022
No Man is an Island * Note: For visitors reading this article, please consider this a proverbial peek under the village skirt. After all, it’s not like magical places just happen. They are sewn and tended to. The more care, strategy and teamwork that goes into that...
Oct 18, 2022
I Saw the Sign Welcome to Placencia: a peninsula that feels like an island but isn’t. It juts out of the jungle into the sea and offers up a quaint Belizean fishing village at its southern tip. Recognized nationwide for its talent and vibrancy, Placencia has long been...
