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Ix Chel
Tropical Research Foundation
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Chel , also known as the Rainforest Medicine Trail, is the home of
Dr. Rosita Arvigo, who apprenticed for 10 years with Mayan healer,
Don Eligio Panti (1891996)
This trail could be self-guided or if on tour you will have a guide
explaining all the different plants as the trail winds gently above
the bank of the Macal River past medicinal plants and introduces
visitors to many of the plants and herbs used in traditional Mayan
medicine.
The Maya were masters at utilizing the jungle's natural resources
for their practical and medicinal needs. Here you will see and learn
about vines that store drinking water, plants that helps abate
malaria, aid diabetics, cleanse the blood, plus many more. The
trails most remarkable feature is that all the plants and trees were
 already
there. The fact that none were planted is a testament to the natural
diversity found in the rainforest. You can also walk through a
traditional Mayan healers workplace complete with all the necessary
tools for the traditional Maya Medicines. This area of the Mopan
River is very beautiful and give you the opportunity of view a great
deal of the Belize flora and fauna.
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