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HISTORY OF BELIZE

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Belize, a small country, the only English speaking nation in all of Central and South America, came to be because British sailors, as legend has it, got shipwrecked on her great barrier reef and were forced to venture inland for food and material for repairs. They ventured up the Belize River (as it is now called) where they saw trees towering up to about 100 feet with trunks some six feet in diameter and buttress roots reaching up to about 10 feet forming secure anchors for the great giants called the mahogany tree.

Also found in abundance, a smaller, very tough tree that grew in the lower watery plains, called the logwood tree. The logwood tree possesses a purple sap that is a dye. This was the discovery that brought the British back to settle.

The wood carving art of bowl making in Belize began with the carving of the buttresses of the great mahogany with axe, adge and machete.

Wood carving art in Belize goes on today. The mandatory ingredients for a stunning, unique piece of art work is passion, talent and tools. Browse through our Wood Carving Art Section to learn more of the history and see the magnificient works of wood carving art tody by Mr. Carl McCulloch.

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