FAMOUS BELIZEANS

ANDY PALACIO
He was a Belizean Punta musician and government official. Appointed Belizean Cultural Ambassador and Deputy Administrator of the National Institute of Culture and History in 2004, Palacio devoted himself to the preservation of Garifuna music and culture. In 2007, Palacio's years of work with the Stonetree's Garifuna All-Stars project came to fruition with the release of the acclaimed Wátina album.

PEN CAYETANO
He is a Belizean artist and musician. Cayetano is self-taught in the art of painting and music, and claims his influences come from the native Garifuna culture and that of the Creoles.

(Photo) Belize Cayo Xunantunich Mayan ruins