Sure Sign of a Good Time

Since its grand opening, the Riverside Tavern has become a popular spot to visit for people of all ages. They have delicious food and the atmosphere is calm and relaxing. The bar also makes this establishment quite popular,especially since its owner also own the brewing factor that make Belikin Beer. Occasionally they host events in the night time like Halloween Costume Party or New Years party.  

Back to Our Roots

A trip to the Old Belize Museum will surely take you back a couple of decades. This museum is different than any other in the country because it contain replicas of different scenes in the past.

This first replica is of the streets in the Old capital, Belize City. Even the small details of the Colonial Houses have been included in this showcase.

This is the sugar mill.

This is a traditional Garifuna house.

These are just a few of the replicas at the Old Belize Museum, there are so much more there and its a excellent educational trip.

Agricultural Show

The National Agricultural and Trade Show will be held on April 29th to May 1st. This year's theme is "Agriculture Securing the Future for a Better Belize". Petting Zoo, Rodeo, Livestock display and plenty of great deals on phones and other items all come to mind when we think about Agricultural Show.

End of the Holiday

As the long Easter Holiday draws to an end most people spend Easter Monday relaxing in order to go back to work on tuesday while others head to Burrel Boom to watch the horse race. I never even knew such a thing happened in Belize and was skeptical about it until I wen tto my firt one. For some people just watching the race is enough especially since it these huge beautifull creatures, while some prefer to bet on the races.

Belizean Tradition

Just like the Ruta Maya is a Belizean tradition so is the annual Holy Saturday Race. These riders train year round up and down the highways of Belize preparing for this event, finally its time for them to show case their skills. Its the 83rd Annual Holy Sturday Cross Country Classic. The race begins in San Ignacio Cayo at 6 a.m. and heads to Belize City. Now the only question is who will win? Will a fellow Belizean rider claim the prize for his country or will a visiting forgeiner take the win?

Hidden Beauty

Few people have ever visit the small village of Sarteneja in the Corozal district. What once started out as a small fisherman village, is now becoming a very popular vacation spot with many new businesses openning and the number of visitors on the rise. Every Easter weekend they host events to the residents but each year the events just keep getting better.

There is so much for the entire family to do. There will be a football marathon for the youths and sports fans, swimming race, canoe race, bikini contest, and for the older people a dance on the night of the 23rd. This is a great oppurtunity for family vacation.

No plans for the Easter?

Easter a two week holiday for students, what better way to enjoy this holiday than a concert. On April 23rd in Punta Gorga, two well known Jamaican artist Tami Chynn and Wayne Marshall will hit the stage inside PG Sport Complex. This is an event for Dancehall and Reggae fans.

Time to be Grateful

In a previous post i mentioned the town of Benque Viejo Del Carmen, well this is a place full of traditions and local practices. One such tradition is the Annual Procession. In this Procession, by the Catholic Church they re-nact the the Cruxifiction of Jesus every Good Friday. And these people go all out for this processon and all memers of the community assist. During the day they design the streets through which the procession will pass with saw dust making different symbols of the church and the celebration. The man who plays the role of Jesus really carries a cross through the streets of the town and all participants are fully dressed in character. This will literally take you back in time, and what amazes me the most is that each year the procession seems to get better and ever bigger.

This is one of the designs made from sawdust. Member of the community come out and assist in making these designs the morning of the procession.

They actually act out the whole stations of the cross. As you can see all the participants are dressed to play their part. This event seems so realistic because they actually whip the person playing the role of Jesus.

Finally the procession ends at the Catholic church for the final scene where Jesus is cruxified.

Easter Fun

As it is already Placencia is a great place to visit, now there is a even greater reason to do so, this easter weekend is full of great events. From April 22nd to the 23rd Placencia will be hosting an event called Island Invasion. There will be many activities, and plenty of D.j.'s passing through and of course Dancehall artist from Jamaica Darrio will be performing.

Road Trip!!!!

Once your in the Cayo district for the weekend, one of the main places you should visit is Benque Rock. Of course this club is located in the town of Benque right at the border with Guatemala. During the day there isn't much to do but once the sun goes down people line up to enter Benque Rock. Its guaranteed that you will have the time of your life. They have special guest D.J.'s and from time to time exotic dancers and dance contests amongst other activities. Also they cater to all different tastes in music.

Mardi Gras Night

After the SJCJC pageant be sure to save your tickets from the pageant and go down stairs to Club Next for the after bash, Mardi Gras Style. Its saturday night after the pageant. Like I said be sure to save your ticket to get a discount off the entrance fee for Club Next. Free shot of Patron for the Ladies, and guest appearances by some of Belize's most popular d.j.'s throughout the night. Come out and party with the students of SJCJC.

Mr & Ms SJCJC

Yup its that time of the year again, time to crown a new Mr & Ms SJCJC. On April 9th at the Princess Hotel, talented students will be competing to claim the title for 2011-2012. Its sure to be good night out and a great oppurtunity to support your school, after all we need the support. The pageant is exciting and it gives students a chance to express themselves through different mediums other than academics. Our students surely are talented, so come out on cheer on your favorite contestant.