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Article: Belizean Village Program offers a cultural tourism experience
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- Caribbean Today
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- October 31, 1995
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Mollie Barnett
Caribbean Today
10-31-1995
Belizean Village Program offers a cultural tourism experience.
A unique program in Belize offers the traveler a chance to experience the culture of its indigenous people. The villagers of the southern district of Toledo have organized and founded The Toledo Ecotourism Association Village Guest House Program, whose design is rewarding, for guests and hosts alike.
The T.E.A. Village Guest House Program was started by the Garifuna, Mopan, Ketchi, and Creole people, and coordinated by William Schmidt, a local advocate for the environment and the people of Toledo. The ecotourism program began in November of 1990 in the Laguna, Santa Cruz, San Pedro ...