The Beauty of Belize: This Central American country may be small, but it's full of jungles, wildlife, and some of the best snorkeling in the world.
Belize is the former British Honduras which still has English as its official language. Teresa Levonian Cole finds the country “full of surprises”. READ MORE: You Pronounced Your Holiday Destination Wrong!
Dressed in camouflage and armed with a machete, Narcisio looks every bit like a guerrilla. But it’s a quiet Belize and Narcisio is a farmer. He uses his machete to cut the fruit before cutting it open with a stick to avoid damaging the delicate seeds.
“Theobromine,” he says. “Food of the gods and containing 40 times more antioxidants than blueberries. »
He talks about cocoa. We are sitting in a jungle where its trees nestle under the canopy and Montezuma oropendola birds flutter, for a chocolate bean experience. “Did you know that the Mayans were drinking chocolate in 1800 BC,” asks Narcisio.
Later, I go to the Mayan Center, where their descendants still grind cocoa. hand feathers on stone scrolls. They make the most delicious chocolate (80%) I have ever tasted.
Belize is a compact and politically stable country with a cultural wealth and impressive biodiversity. Most places are accessible by car and road signs warn of many exotic animals, such as tapirs, jaguars, reptiles and armadillos.
Dressed in camouflage and armed with a machete, Narcisio looks every bit like a guerrilla. But it’s a quiet Belize and Narcisio is a farmer. He uses his machete to cut the fruit before cutting it open with a stick to avoid damaging the delicate seeds.
“Theobromine,” he says. “Food of the gods and containing 40 times more antioxidants than blueberries. »
He talks about cocoa. We are sitting in a jungle where its trees nestle under the canopy and Montezuma oropendola birds flutter, for a chocolate bean experience. “Did you know that the Mayans were drinking chocolate in 1800 BC,” asks Narcisio.
Later, I go to the Mayan Center, where their descendants still grind cocoa. hand feathers on stone scrolls. They make the most delicious chocolate (80%) I have ever tasted.
Belize is a compact and politically stable country with a cultural wealth and impressive biodiversity. Most places are accessible by car and road signs warn of many exotic animals, such as tapirs, jaguars, reptiles and armadillos.
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