Sacred Waters on the Yucatan Peninsula If you’ve ever been to Tulum or thought about going to Mexico, you’ve probably heard of Cenotes. These are essentially underground or open water pools formed by the dissolving of limestone rock over a long period of time. This phenomenon exists in a lot of other warm and low […]
I woke up on the 8, 9, and 10th, livid…like real hot bro. I’ve run exactly 100 times this year, for 161 miles. This is the point where a lot of people say something corny and contrived. If you are a person who can’t understand how I can identify with Ahmaud (and why it’s an […]
#FactsFriday: Domesticated about 4000 by the ancient Incans, Llamas (and Alpacas) are the only residents of Machu Picchu at this point. The camel is basically their cousin. Just like the camel, they can survive off of little water and sparse vegetation like you’d find 8000 feet up in Machu Picchu. The llamas at Machu Picchu […]
Ermias Asghedom was a legend far beyond his years in wisdom, leadership, inspiration and the pursuit of success. I wanted to wait until a lot of the noise and outpouring of tributes surrounding the passing of Nip had died down to write this. Partially b/c, I didn’t want to be lumped in with the group […]
Background: The Garifuna are the indigenous people of St. Vincent, now mainly found in Honduras and Belize. They have a complex ethnic make up due to the socio-political environment overtime. Arriving long before the first European hit North American, the Garifuna migrated around 1200 and either conquered, displaced or assimilated the Taino population that was […]
The ICJ Referendum is a vote that the citizens of Belize will have on whether or not to settle a border dispute with Guatemala at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Background: In 1859 Britain and Guatemala signed a treaty which defined the western and southern borders with Guatemala. The Treaty included a provision that […]