Quirky Facts About Belize

Oh Belize…you’re a trip…. Believe it or not, but the nation’s most prized culinary food is Gibnut, a rodent called. Incidentally, it called the “royal rat” because it was served to Queen Elizabeth. Belizeans are high-minded folks. The country recently passed a legislation decriminalising marijuana possession of up to 10 Gs. Belize is also called the “Jewel in the heart of the Caribbean basin”. The state also has some weird folklore characters. One of them, El Sisimito is a dwarf with a thumbnail complex. He has no thumb, and everyone else is cut off by him’s. He’s also notorious for his iconic red hat and silver guitar. Yes, the goblin with a guitar and a thumb cutting fetish!