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Garifuna (or Garinagu - the Africanized term for Garifuna) culture and history is fascinating -- combining slavery, tyranny, intrigue, revolts, uprisings, plagues, pestilence and treachery. Notwithstanding their turbulent history, the Garifuna have managed to preserve their unique culture with their punta and Wanaragua dances, sacred drumming, Anancy folk tales, ancestral worship, Elder's Councils and other cultural practices. In fact, the international jury of the World Heritage Center in Paris has proclaimed the "Garifuna Culture" to be "a masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity." The proclamation recognizes Garifuna language, music, dance and spiritual values to be of outstanding universal value to all humanity. Seine Bight Village is close to the perfect place to learn about Garifuna culture and history. Seine Bight is small (population of approximately 800 people), so visitors are easily able to meet and talk with Village residents and elders. Plus, Seine Bight was fairly isolated until about 12 years ago when the Peninsula road was built - - allowing its unique Garifuna culture to survive and prosper.
Specific trip itineraries depend on the interests of tour members and their physical condition. However, each trip will include:
Tours are approximately 4.5 hours long, and guests are returned by vehicle to their lodgings by 2:00 p.m. Cost: $80 USD per person, minimum 4 persons. (Contact us for information on Internet discounts.)
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Seine Bight Village is a Garifuna village located about 4 miles
north of Placencia Village on the Placencia Peninsula in the Stann Creek District of
southern Belize.
Darlene Nunez and her husband, Dewey, are the hosts and
guides for the Seine Bight Cultural tour which begins at about 8:00 a.m. when Dewey picks
up guests at their hotel or resort.