Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

We agree that to really get to know a place, you must try the local food.  Prince Harry has been doing just that...but has he tried the Royal Rat yet?

"But if you had to nail it down to just one iconic Belizean dish, it would have to be coconut white rice and red kidney beans served with stewed chicken and chunky potato salad and fried ripe plantains. For added flavour, locals spice the dish up with one of several locally produced habanero based hot sauces. When ordering, if you would like to sound like a local, you would say it in one word: “riceandbeanschickenandsalad”."  

Thanks to Selec Ta for the great picture!

"Prince Harry will be arriving soon!  Watch his trip to Belize streamed live starting at 4pm CST here: http://t.co/PID3u9Uv "

"The highlight of this day will be a visit to the Maya ruins of Xunantunich where he will be interacting with children from the Belize Special Olympics Program, immerse in the great Maya culture, enjoy musical and dance performances from Deer Dancers. After lunch the Prince will leave to the ferry crossing where he will present a Jubilee Canoe to the Ruta Maya Organization."

"Royal christening in Belize – a beer bottle and a canoe

Queen Elizabeth II christened the QE2 in 1967 with a bottle of champagne. When Prince Harry christened the Jubilee last week, named in honour of his grandmother’s Diamond Jubilee, or 60th anniversary of occupying the throne, he used a bottle of beer, according to the canoe’s builder, Chaa Creek owner Mick Fleming.

But the beer was Beliken, the country is Belize, and the Jubilee is a canoe, so it was perfectly fitting."

"After spending the last 24 hours touring Belize and experiences its culture the BTB got the opportunity to interview Prince Harry and ask him about his time here in Belize.
Shortly after climbing the beautiful Maya Ruins of Xunantunich, the BTB spoke with The Prince and asked him what stood out the most for him when in Belize. He was quick to reply, “Without a doubt, the people."

Watch him dance:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzWx8z-qr2E

Prince Harry has left, but there will be millions of great pictures coming.

"HRH Prince Henry of Wales ended his tour of Belize on Saturday March 3rd after visiting the western part of the country amongst other activities. Prince Harry was able to interact with hundreds of Belizeans at a street party in Belmopan on Friday night where he took the opportunity to dance traditional Belizean brukdung and Jankunu. After his lively Friday night, the energetic and enthusiastic Prince visited the Adjacency Zone set up by the Organization of American States Office between the Belize-Guatemala Boarder."

Prince Harry had a grand time at Xunantunich.  Here's a picture of him with Joris, and the models from the fashio show.

"In the majestic setting of Xunantunich, His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales reached the highpoint of his visit to Belize: the 130 foot summit of El Castillo, the second tallest man-made structure in Belize. The highest is another Maya temple, Caana, the Sky Palace, in the ancient city of Caracol. The Prince later described the experience of El Castillo during an interview with the media. “It’s fantastic,” said the Prince. “The views up there are incredible and the fact that they’ve managed to keep as much as of the sort of natural beauty around this local area, as much as they can, is fantastic. It’s amazing.”

Prince Harry should be enjoying Xunantunich, and the Eco-Love Fashion Show.  Great picture of the wrist bracelets, Joris Hendrik.

"Having gone through the traditional formalities of a meeting with the prime minister, Dean Barrow, and the Governor-General, Sir Colville Young, after landing in the former British Honduras, the Prince swapped his suit for a baggy Belizean Guayabera shirt and made his first official speech as the flag-bearer of the Queen of Belize, as she is correctly known here.

As he told a 2,000-strong crowd that he was sorry the Queen could not come and “you’re stuck with me”, the Prince dispensed with normal Royal protocol by replying to people in the road who shouted at him to speak up.  He even worked the crowd during the speech by telling people on one side of the street they were not as loud as the other, and urging them to make “a bit more noise” before telling them to “Mek wih go paaty” – or “let the party begin” in the Creole dialect."