After ten Years, CTGA Tourism Camp is Back  

After ten years, the Cayo Tour Guide Association Summer Conference is back. This four-day event serves as an opportunity for youths to experience Belize with a new perspective and develop an interest in conservation practices. Up to twenty-five participants will be selected to embark on this trip through an essay competition. Jorge De Leon, President of the association and Alba Tut, camp organizer, gave us some more details.

 

Alba Tut, Organizer

 “We want all the students or our kids, the ages between twelve and fifteen to participate send us an essay writing based on two questions. One, what are the responsibilities of our tour guide in Belize? And two, why should I be part of the summer camp 2024? When you write the essay, you can send it to my personal email and then I will be sharing it with the other guides and teachers that will be helping review.” And the summer camp is free of cost for anyone that will be participating. The tour guides and partners will be taking care of. of the expenses and all of the planning that we have. So we just want the kids to have fun and have a great experience that they will remember in the future when they are all grown ups they know that they were part of the Cayo Tour Guide Association summer camp.”

 

Jorge De Leon, President, Cayo Tour Guide Association

 “They will get a chance to experience from and get a different perspective of life giving them that opportunity, learn the importance about the tourism sector in Belize, learn about, how important it is to protect everything that we have in the country, and we’ll give them a chance to visit archaeological sites caves, learn about the medicinal plants and then we’ll have different guides  We’ll take them into the Chiquibul. Be exposed to some of the information and experience of our Rangers, the Rangers of FCD, who are out there protecting, fighting fires, protecting the Chiquibul from illegal logging the wildlife, preventing the poaching.”

 

Those wishing to enter can contact the association at six-three-three-nine-seven-five-nine.