Electricity was solar powered and rainwater was captured in huge vats for drinking. People in rural areas bathe and do their laundry in rivers. The latrine was a biogas generator where the waste produced was converted into methane gas and then used for fuel in the kitchen. Meals at Monkey Bay were mainly vegetarian. While at Monkey Bay, I worked in the small raised bed tree nursery and helped out with visiting college groups.
Mangroves line the Belize coast and the mouths of rivers.
Mangroves are home to many forms of wildlife including marine animals, American crocodiles, and manatee. Past the mangrove swamps lies the Caribbean Sea which contains the second largest barrier reef in the world. I swam with dolphins, stingrays, nurse sharks, barracuda, and hundreds of different species of coral and other reef life. Many people fish for lobster, conch, and snapper. There are three endangered species of sea turtles native to Belize.