Sustainable Community Development... Again!

BELIZE -- The second installment of Sustainable Community Development brought us to Northern Belize, Central Belize, and then over to Western Belize (it's a good thing this country is only roughly the size of Massachusetts). Our trusty van (dubbed "Harvey" by popular usage) only protested once, when it decided it really liked the deep, deep mud up in the northern village of Patchakan. We tried to change its mind...


...and eventually it let us continue our exploration of different forms of development in Belize. Led this time by professor Lowell "Rusty" Pritchard, we enjoyed the rest of our time in Patchakan with our host and good friend, Alfonso.


Alfonso is one innovative and resourceful guy, and he has been a friend of CCSP for quite some time now. He showed us several areas of his organic farm where he continually seeks more sustainable ways to work the land, provide for his family and benefit his community.




Further explorations of development brought us to an extensive Mennonite community in central Belize, and to a popular ecotourism resort that seeks to run its business with special attention to ecological sustainability. Throughout some of our travels, this little fellow followed us:

Vermilion Flycatchers are very interested in Sustainable Community Development