Cayes, Coral, Tourism and Ethnicity in Belize

The development of tourism and more importantly eco-tourism has emerged as a primary objective for the government of Belize, Central America. This study examines two villages Seine Bight and Placencia located on a peninsula occupied by separate ethnic groups (Garifuna and Creole) that is located on a peninsula in Southern Belize. Seine Bight and Placencia are undergoing a change in economic activity to tourism. The study attempts to understand the role of ethnicity, socio-economic status, amount of contact with tourists, and the environment in regard to attitudes towards tourism utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods. The study also attempts to understand the organization and disorganization of productive activity on the peninsula and ethnicity over space and time. The point of diffusion and contact of different groups is reflected archeologically and historically in the marine landscape. The peninsula served not only as a natural harbor for those sailing up and down the coastline over time but also served as a point of diffusion of different groups reflected in changing place names, such as Placentia, Point Patient, and Pasciencia.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2002

Author dc:creator

• Key, Carol

Contributors dc:contributor

• Pillai, Vijayan
• Gibbs, Tyson
• Eve, Susan Brown
• Ingman, Stanley R.
• Sadri, Mahmoud

• Tourism -- Social aspects -- Belize.
• Ecotourism -- Social aspects -- Belize.
• Tourism -- Environmental aspects -- Belize.
• Ethnicity -- Belize.
• marines
• ethnicity
• tourism
• Belize
• Creole

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Key, Carol
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 50727158
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3239/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc3239

OAI identifier oai:identifier

info:ark/67531/metadc3239