Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

The Last Shaman is a documentary about Lucas Medina, who resides, and has a medicinal trail, in Bullet Tree Falls.  NMSU film students Alejandro Horcasitas and Neil Duran shot and edited the film while there were here last Summer.  You get a good feel for Bullet Tree in the video, as well as seeing some of the sights and the Mopan river.  It's cool how he gives thanks to the late Don Beto Cocom for teaching him all about medicinal plants, causing the culture to continue for future generations.  Well worth a watch.

http://vimeo.com/80941119

https://plus.google.com/photos/111893827758236733999/albums/5956222191490459777

Don Beto Cocom will be donig a Maya Full Moon Ceremony next Tuesday, June 5th, at Lower Dover Field Station. Preperation will start at 2:00pm, and the ceremony will be from 4:00 until 6:00pm. Don Beto Cocom is a renowned healer from Bullet Tree Falls, and takes care of the Masewal Medicinal Trail. The Cornerstone Foundation and the Natural Healers Program are also cosponsors of the event.

Lower Dover's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/LowerDover

The Cayo Event Calendar for June is up.  If there are any events that aren't on there, just let us know.  It's a big month: June 5th is the Maya Full Moon Ceremony at Lower Dover with Don Beto Cocom, June 20th is the Caracol overnight trip with NICH, and from June 26th through the 29th, the Institute of Archaeology is doing their Symposium at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel.