Saturday, April 2, 2011

Marco Gonzalez officially becomes a National Park

On Friday April 1st, Minister Heredia signed the final Statutory Instrument (SI), making Marco Gonzalez a national park. The official signing took place at the Belize Tourism Board office at 2:00pm. In attendance were Honorable Manuel Heredia Jr., Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture; Ms Diane Haylock, President NICH (National Institute of Culture and History). From Belize Institute of Archaeology were: George Thompson, Acting Director; Dr. John Morris, Associate Director, Research; Brian Woodye, Associate Director, Parks; Dr. Allan Moore, Associate Director, Education; Melissa Badillo, Staff Archaeologist; members from the Marco Gonzalez Board of Directors, members of the media and other invited guests.
George Thompson, Diane Haylock, Minister Manuel Heredia


Hon. Manuel Heredia, Jan Brown


Diane Haylock, Hon. Heredia, Jan Brown


Marco Gonzalez Site:


Read more about the Marco Gonzalez site:http://sanpedrosun.blogspot.com/2010/07/exploring-marco-gonzalez.html