Kekchi
Indians and Mopan Mayas People
Documentary from
CASKE 2000 produced
in 1999
In Belize, there are 3 indigenous groups represented among the
more than half dozen ethnicities, the Kekchi
Indians, Mopan Mayas (often referred
just as the Mayas), and Garifuna people. This page focuses on the Mayan and Kekchi Indians.
In the following pages, we will feature various subjects
such as, History and Archeological sites,
Culture and Lifestyle, Survival
Skills, Eco-Tourism and Local Guides
and our Photo Gallery.
History and Archeological
Sites
Introduction - Who are the Kekchi
Indians and Mopan Mayan People today? Where do they come from?
Tikal Text and
Photos
We chose Blue Creek
(Belize) for a case study
Culture and Lifestyle in
Blue Creek
Farming and Food Preparation
- Other crops include: Corn, Rice, Cassava, Coffee, Crabou, Cashew Nuts, etc.
Art and Crafts
Weaving
Making Crafts: Cohune
Palm Fan
Children and Education - The Future
of Blue Creek
Subsistence from the
Rainforest (Survival Skills)
Edible Plants from the Rainforest
- Cohune Palm
- Waree Palm
- Jippi Jappa
- Pokenoboy
- Hog Plum
Finding Clean Water in the Rainforest
- Water Vine
- Collecting Rain Water
Hunting and Trapping
Shelter Making
Eco-Tourism
& Local Guides in Blue Creek
The Rainforest, Fauna, Flora and Ecology
Wildlife
Iguanas
Snakes
- Snakes
sighted in Belize
- Poisonous
Snakes found in Belize (and tarantulas)
Photo
Gallery
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Peoples
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