Throughout our time here, every time we look around, we see more and more examples of green or environmentally friendly living. At Monkey Bay, they gather, filter, and use all the water they need through cleverly constructed rainwater basins located on the top of all the buildings. These basins provide all the dinking water, water for showers, and water for all other needs at the Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Also at Monkey Bay, there are pit latrines that serve as the toilets. But these "latrines" are much much more than well constructed outhouses; these latrines take advantage of biogas digesters which help generate methane gas which is then used to power all the stoves and ovens in the kitchen at Monkey Bay. While we were swimming at the river at the Five Sisters Lodge earlier in the trip, we saw a small dam and "homemade" electric power plant that the owner had built. The river ran through a turbine at the dam, and the turbine generated and collected enough electricity to provide power for over 90% of all the needs at the Five Sisters Lodge. Through their thoughtful, innovative, and creative approach to green living, the people of Belize have provided us all many examples of how we can be more environmentally friendly.
- Brooks Corzine
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