This settlement can also be referred to as “Amish” as their lifestyle and beliefs are very similar strict and conservative. There is Lower Barton Creek, located nearer the Western Highway and Upper Barton Creek, located in the remote area of Barton Creek. Even those two differ enough in their way of life to be described separately. There are several Mennonite communities in Belize, two being at Barton Creek. The Spanish Lookout community is sweetly nicknamed the ‘Mechanites” as their lifestyle is very similar to ours in the fact that they use electricity, drive vehicles and use all mechanical equipments.
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This community also has many producing industries from dairy (cheeses, ice cream, milk…), to livestock, poultry, agricultural, beautiful wood furniture, all types of windows and doors which can be custom ordered. One store, the Farmers Trading Centre (known as FTC), is of the same principle as superstore where you can get it all. You can purchase almost everything you need from appliances, furniture, farm equipment, tools, hardware and accessories, electrical and plumbing supplies to groceries. When building in Belize you will get acquainted with them very quickly. Excellent business people, they are very prosperous providing much of the country (sometimes all) with an array of products and services. One of the largest communities is the well known Spanish Lookout located on the north side of the Belize river in the Cayo District, approximately 10 miles from San Ignacio. Most Mennonite communities support their own rigorous school system and elect their own leaders. All have retained their unique dialect of an amalgamation of Dutch and/or German. Each of the communities vary in the degrees of strictness and live a slightly, to very different lifestyle, from the way of the 1900s to modern as in today’s technology and lifestyle. An incredible thesis of Barton Creek cave, other caves, and the Mayan History.īelize has a variety of Mennonite settlements spread throughout the country. The Political Appropriation of Caves in the Upper Belize Valley – by Michael J.Living the not-so-simple life in Guatemala – A great blog by a 28 year old Canadian woman.Provides resources and in depth information to hundreds of countries. ExpatExchange ~ For those living, or planning to live, abroad.Expat Interviews With People Living Overseas and Abroad.Coco Morgan’s Weblog – A Gringo Moving to Belize!.Archaeological Institute of America ~ Barton Creek Cave.Have a little time on your hands? Complete this fun jigsaw puzzle!
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