Maya Life Tree
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- Category: Eco-Village Tour
- Published on Sunday, 04 September 2011 16:15
- Written by Trys
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When Maya farmer clear the forest for milpa purpose, they spare one kind of tree due to its many uses, that is the Cohune Palm
Cohune palm is abundant in Belize rainforest, we use it's leaves for the ceiling, people use it for roofing, use the trunk as siding, it's heart of palm for food and it's nuts for oil and charcoal, it is a symbolic tree in most of Maya ruins
