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Village Homestay Network
At a Glance
- unique opportunity to get up close and personal with the indigenous community
Pros
- basic lodging even by backpacker standards
- little personal privacy
Cons
Village Homestay Network Review
The Village Homestay Network arranges for visitors to stay with one of about 15 or 20 Mayan families in one of two Toledo villages: Aguacate, a Ketchi village and Na Luum Cah, a Mopan village. You sleep in a hammock in a traditional thatch hut with dirt floor, help with daily activities such as making tortillas (women) or working on a milpa (men), and eat meals with the host family. Bathrooms are outhouses, and you bathe in a river. German Sho (664-9419) currently organizes the program in Na Luum Cah, and Yvonne Villoria of Dem Dats Doin' (722-2470) runs the one in Aguacate. Rates are inexpensive at BZ$20 plus per person per night for lodging plus BZ$21 per person for three meals daily plus a one-time administrative fee of BZ$10 per person.
- Address: 53 Main Middle St., Punta Gorda
- Phone: 722/2470 for Aguacate village; 664/9419 for Na Luum Cah village
- Location: The Maya Heartland
Contact Information
- Rate includes all meals.
- No credit cards.
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