We want to thank all the creative writers who participated in Chaa Creek’s 2023 Blogging Contest. We received more than 15 wonderfully written pieces that reflected the beauty of Belize, its green Nature, and the importance of leading the world in responsible tourism.
Blog essay entries recounted the importance of responsible stewardship along with the enrichment of community and cultural engagement as a sustainable way of life. They also reported on the many responsible adventures Belize offers.
Venturing into the jungle and diving into the Caribbean’s turquoise waters were described with beautiful poetic renderings. Authentic love for our country was the overall theme inscribed throughout by Belize’s creative scribes.
If you’ve had the chance to visit and explore Belize already, we hope these descriptive essays bring back some truly cherished memories of your time amongst our wildest attributes.
And if you haven’t made it to Belize, we hope the contest introduced you to Belize’s Nature of Being Green.
Winners
We are pleased to announce our First Prize Winning blog is “Belize’s Green Paradise: Where Nature and Adventure Unite,” written by Onelia Chun. She won a two-night stay for two at the Lodge at Chaa Creek, inclusive of meals and onsite activities that include guided visits to Chaa Creek’s Natural History Museum and Butterfly Farm, exploring the Hiking Trails and Maya Medicinal Plant Trail, early morning birding walks and canoeing on the Macal River.
Our Second Prize Winning blog is “Belize it’s our Nature to Be Green” by Trey Cabb. He won an overnight stay for two at the Lodge at Chaa Creek inclusive of meals and onsite activities that include guided visits to Chaa Creek’s Natural History Museum and Butterfly Farm, exploring the Hiking Trails and Maya Medicinal Plant Trail, early morning birding walks and canoeing on the Macal River.
Our Third Prize Winning blog is “Charting a Sustainable Course: Belize Leads the World in Responsible Tourism” by Madeleine Guerra-Pott. She won one fun day for four at the Lodge at Chaa Creek, inclusive of lunch at the Mariposa Restaurant and onsite activities that include guided visits to Chaa Creek’s Natural History Museum and Butterfly Farm, exploring the Hiking Trails and Maya Medicinal Plant Trail and canoeing on the Macal River.
Our Honourable Mentions Include:
Belize ~ it’s Our Nature to be Green by Dassia Regalado from Seine Bight Village
$100.00 gift voucher for Guava Limb Restaurant
Belize ~ Where Nature’s Palette Radiates Greener by Neydi Melendez from Burrell Boom
$100.00 gift voucher for Guava Limb Restaurant
We want to thank our panel of Tourism experts for reviewing and scoring the blogs. They achieved an incredibly detailed task, and we are honoured to have had their participation in this year’s “Belize ~ it’s our Nature to be Green” blogging contest.
Judging Summary:
Judging was based on various factors, including creativity, authenticity, composition, relevance, and English language. Each blog was scored from 1-10, one being the lowest score while 10 was the maximum points achieved.
Mrs. Lucy Fleming, Chaa Creek’s co-founder, said that she enjoyed reading the creative blogs entries and hopes to potentially work with these adept writers soon. Given the success of this year’s “Belize ~ it’s our Nature to be Green” blogging contest, Chaa Creek followers can look forward to more competitions in the future.
“It’s our way of giving back to our community, guests, and the upcoming Belizean creatives. We want them to feel that writing for our country has great potential and allows creative scribes to be influential Ambassadors of Belize. We can proudly say that we sought out and found many talented Belizean writers!”