Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

The UB Pharmacy Natural Products Expo will be held on Tuesday the 19th at the Belmopan Civic Center, and will start at 9am. Dr. Rosita Arvigo will be the guest speaker. They'll have lots of vendors with their wares displayed.

'We're thrilled to announce that Dr. Rosita Arvigo will be our esteemed guest speaker, sharing her invaluable insights on holistic wellness. Save the date and immerse yourself in a day dedicated to all things natural and healthy.'

Chaa Creek has a great article on the Maya Medicine seminar at Cahal Pech: "The year 2012 has spurred interest in the Maya and the outlook toward this enigmatic civilization grows each day as we approach the winter solstice of 2012. In the Maya Heartland of Belize, the Maya are very much in our presence and we honor their hard work and dedication in contributing to Belize’s rich heritage."

Spectacular article about Cayo!  Glad the author found the most magical spot around.  Some nice pictures of Xunantunich are in there, and AJAW Chocolate gets a great write up, as well as the San Ignacio Resort Hotel.  Well worth a read.

"Honestly, I ignorantly never knew that there was a magical place in western Belize that is chock full of adventure and healing.  So of course I put aside whatever it is that I was meant to be working on (typical me) and fell down the rabbit hole.  Mayan architecture.  Rainforest medicine.  Cave exploring.  Jungle Horseback Riding.  I was hooked before I even really knew anything about it but came to me at the exact moment where I could truly understand the magic.  

I spent the next 2 days devouring Rosita Arvigo's book about her time with one of the last Mayan healers in the area.  It was spellbounding.  There are thousands of medicinal species of plants here.  The biodiversity is astounding and it's been quietly healing people for hundreds, maybe thousands, of years.  Bush doctors, shamans and village healers were common practice and had continued to scrape together this tradition orally after the Spanish burnt most of the important codexes that housed a wealth of critical information.  

There was no other choice, I had to explore it. "