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Palmento Grove Garifuna EcoCultural & Healing Institute - Hopkins Belize Come as guests, leave as family. 🌿🥁🛶

🏆 Award-Winning Garifuna Cultural Experience 2025 | 📍Hopkins, Belize | Kayaking, Culture, Cuisine, Drumming & Healing | Authentic Afro-Indigenous living heritage. Palmento Grove Eco Cultural and Healing Lodge located on Kalipuna Heritage Island on the north end of Hopkins is truly an Afro-Indigenous cultural gem that have embodied a long history of resilience. Established in 2007 by Uwahnie Martinez with the support of her family they aimed to utilize tourism as a positive tool to empower and inspire indigenous people in their communities. The objective being, to improve the quality of cultural tourism experiences in Belize while helping to preserve culture with economic incentives derived from guests’ engagements. Having risen through the ashes, Palmento Grove has earned its respectful space as Belize’s premier (Garifuna) afro-indigenous cultural tourism provider offering authentic, education, inspiring and entertaining cultural experiences in Belize. Located on a 62 Acres Island of great historical significance the cultural stewards have come to embrace their culture with pride as they live it daily engaging in fishing, farming, beekeeping, agro-processing and cultural tourism. Sustainable livelihood is in full display as Kalipuna Island home to Palmento Grove has been designed to provide guest with nostalgia as they interactively engage in travel and learning about the Garifuna Culture & Garifuna People who are afrodescendants living in Belize. The island showcases indigenous architecture with vibrant painting by Garifuna artist and powered by renewable solar energy. The Martinez family is always glad to share their sacred space, welcoming guests wanting varying degree of immersion experience into a uniquely vibrant black culture that has been proclaimed an intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO. Cultural & Healing Experiences includes homestay on the island occupying the beautiful rustic jungle accommodations while participating in daily activities such as the signature tour (Garifuna Cultural & Culinary Tour) or simplified experiences of younique interest such as lessons in cooking, food tasting, drumming, dancing, oral language, singing, basket weaving, cassava baking, fishing, kayaking, poultry rearing, beekeeping and more. At Palmento Grove, every guest is treated as family as together the work to preserve the Garifuna Culture for the next generation through many non-profit initiatives like the annual Belize Eco-Cultural Summer Camp for Children and the Belize International Paranda Folkart and Music Fest is possible. Palmento Grove values its purpose in the tourism industry as such continuous effort and investment is placed in ensuring that empowerment and inspiration are provided to others through every interaction.

11/10/2026

What a beautiful day to explore Hopkins! 🌿🚣🏾‍♀️
Paddle through the scenery, feel the rhythm of Garifuna music, and discover the stories and history that make this village so special—all alongside a knowledgeable local guide.
Kayaking, culture, and a little jamming along the way: what better way to experience Hopkins? Come explore with us! 💚🥁

Some visits become part of a family’s story. 🌿We were honored to welcome guests to Kalipuna Island for a grounding intro...
08/10/2026

Some visits become part of a family’s story. 🌿
We were honored to welcome guests to Kalipuna Island for a grounding introduction to Garifuna culture—learning about our history, our traditions, and who we are as a people. They chose to spend this time with us before joining a Garifuna family through marriage, creating space for deeper understanding, appreciation, and connection.
When we take time to learn about one another’s roots, we build stronger relationships and make room for a more harmonious life together.
Thank you for choosing Palmento Grove to share this meaningful experience with you. Days like these remind us why our work matters and why we feel called to welcome others into Garifuna culture with care and pride.

Tour operators: Are you looking for an authentic cultural experience, professional service, and a reliable local provide...
05/10/2026

Tour operators: Are you looking for an authentic cultural experience, professional service, and a reliable local provider you can count on?

Partner with Palmento Grove for our award-winning Garifuna Cultural & Culinary Experience. Share in the food, drumming, stories, and living heritage of the Garifuna people—delivered with care and warm hospitality.

As we begin the 2026–2027 tourism season, we welcome partnerships built on mutual respect. When our people are respected, we value partnerships that value us.

Let’s create a meaningful season together. Contact us at +501 661-6039 or visit palmentogrove.com.

04/10/2026

Today was truly remarkable as we welcomed our guests to Palmento Grove for a profound, soul-connecting Garifuna cultural and culinary experience. From preparing traditional foods to sharing our stories and heritage, every moment brought us closer together.
Thank you for sharing the day with us and helping keep Garifuna culture alive. 🖤💛🤍
TasteTheTradition

On World Tourism Day, we celebrate the people who make every destination more than a place to visit.At Palmento Grove, G...
28/09/2026

On World Tourism Day, we celebrate the people who make every destination more than a place to visit.
At Palmento Grove, Garifuna culture is living heritage. It is shared through the hands that prepare our food, the rhythms of our drums, the stories of our elders, and the knowledge passed from one generation to the next.
Meaningful inclusion means Indigenous peoples and local communities have a voice in decisions and opportunities to lead, own businesses, guide experiences, and benefit fairly from tourism. It means respecting the land, knowledge, and traditions that communities choose to share.
When you visit a place, seek out experiences led by its people. Listen to their stories. Support their work. Help tourism strengthen the communities that give it life.
From our Garifuna family on Kalipuna Cultural Heritage Island in Hopkins, Belize: Happy World Tour ism Day!

Who are our Garifuna heroes? 🖤💛🤍As we build the Garifuna Museum at Kalipuna Island, we want our community to help tell i...
28/09/2026

Who are our Garifuna heroes? 🖤💛🤍
As we build the Garifuna Museum at Kalipuna Island, we want our community to help tell its story.
Who has made a lasting difference in the lives of Garifuna people or in the development of Belize? Think of the elders who passed on knowledge, the teachers who opened doors, the workers who organized, the farmers and fisherfolk who sustained families, and the artists and leaders who kept our culture strong.
We want to hear who you believe deserves to be remembered—and why. A hero does not need a famous name. Some of our most powerful stories live in our families and villages.
Share their name, what they contributed, and a photo if you have one. You can comment below or send your nomination by WhatsApp to +501 661-6039.
Let’s build a museum our people can walk into and say, “Our stories are here.”

Whose story should greet you when you walk into a Garifuna museum?At Palmento Grove, we are creating a space where our p...
24/09/2026

Whose story should greet you when you walk into a Garifuna museum?
At Palmento Grove, we are creating a space where our people can see their history, recognize their loved ones, and feel proud of the heritage we share. We invite you to help shape it.
Who is a Garifuna hero in your family or community? Perhaps an elder who kept our stories alive, a teacher who inspired generations, or a fisher, farmer, healer, artist or leader whose contribution deserves to be remembered.
Share a photo, a name, a memory, or a piece of history with us. Most of all, tell us why you would want visitors to meet this person or learn this story when they walk in.
Every contribution will be reviewed with care. If you send a photo, please include who it shows, when it was taken if known, and whether we may display it.
Let’s build a Garifuna museum that our children, our elders, and our community can be proud of. 💛🖤🤍
📲 WhatsApp +501 661-6039
Email: [email protected] to contribute.

🌿✨ SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS TAKING SHAPE AT PALMENTO GROVE ✨🌿This is only the beginning.At Palmento Grove Eco-Cultural & H...
16/09/2026

🌿✨ SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS TAKING SHAPE AT PALMENTO GROVE ✨🌿
This is only the beginning.
At Palmento Grove Eco-Cultural & Healing Institute, we are intentionally creating a Spiritual Healing Center where nature, culture, ancestral knowledge, color and wellness come together to create a space for restoration.
Look closely at the colors. ❤️💛💙💚 They are intentional.
We recognize that our surroundings can influence how we feel, reflect and reconnect. Color, natural light, plants, water, sound and the peaceful energy of the outdoors will all become part of the experience.
At the heart of the center will be Igemeri — our Herbal & Healing Garden, meaning “Be Light • Glow.” 🌱✨
Our vision includes spaces for herbal learning, meditation, yoga and mindfulness, traditional herbal baths, massage and bodywork, quiet reflection, cultural and ancestral learning, and simply being still in nature.
But this project is about more than building another tourism attraction.
It is about reclaiming and dignifying knowledge that has existed within Indigenous communities for generations—the relationship between people, plants, land, spirituality, food, community and wellbeing.
🌿 Rooted in Nature. Guided by Ancestors. Open to All.
We are building slowly, intentionally and sustainably, using what we have while allowing the environment itself to help shape what this space becomes.
And you are seeing it from the beginning. ❤️
Same roots. A brighter tomorrow.
Stay tuned as we transform this space, one plant, one color, one pathway and one intention at a time.
📍 Palmento Grove Eco-Cultural & Healing Institute | Hopkins, Belize
📲 | WhatsApp +501 661-6039

🌿🥁 WHAT IS PALMENTO GROVE? It’s more than a tour—it’s a connection. 🇧🇿Imagine visiting Belize and not simply seeing Gari...
10/09/2026

🌿🥁 WHAT IS PALMENTO GROVE? It’s more than a tour—it’s a connection. 🇧🇿
Imagine visiting Belize and not simply seeing Garifuna culture, but stepping inside it.
At Palmento Grove Eco-Cultural & Healing Institute, culture isn't staged for you—it is lived, shared, tasted, heard and experienced.
🥥 Crack, grate and transform fresh coconut using traditional methods.
🍲 Prepare authentic Garifuna food with your own hands.
🥁 Feel the power of the drums and discover the stories behind the rhythms.
🌱 Walk the land, harvest ingredients and learn how our ancestors lived sustainably with nature.
🧺 Explore traditional crafts, healing knowledge and community life.
🛶 Venture onto our waterways and discover another side of Hopkins.
❤️ Most importantly, meet the people behind the culture.
This is what makes Palmento Grove different.
You don't leave with only photographs. You leave with a story you participated in, knowledge you can carry home, and a deeper connection to Belize.
🏆 Proud recipient of the Belize Tourism Board Cultural Experience of the Year 2025.
For travelers searching for something authentic, meaningful and unforgettable, your Belize journey deserves more than sightseeing.
Come reconnect. Learn. Taste. Feel. Belong.
📍 Kalipuna Cultural Heritage Island | Hopkins, Belize
📲 Call/WhatsApp: +501 661-6039
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Support culture. Empower community. Travel with purpose. 🌿🇧🇿

12/08/2026

🚣🏿🚣🏿🌴 DON’T JUST VISIT HOPKINS🚣🏿🚣🏿… MEET THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT HOPKINS. 🇧🇿
What if your village tour wasn’t really a tour at all?
What if it felt like being welcomed into the living story of a Garifuna community—meeting the people who have carried its traditions, knowledge, music and way of life from one generation to the next?
🥁 Meet the drum makers and musicians.
🎶 Feel the rhythms and hear the stories behind them.
🎣 Connect with traditional fishermen and village elders.
🌿 Discover ancestral knowledge, food and everyday village life.
❤️ Meet cultural keepers whose lives form part of the story of Hopkins.
This is what makes the Hopkins Village Historical & Living Heritage Experience different.
You aren't looking at culture from the outside.
You are stepping inside it.
These are not actors.
These are not staged stories.
These are real people, real traditions and living heritage.
And that's the kind of Belize experience you remember long after the vacation ends.
✨ Come as a visitor. Leave feeling connected.
📍 Hopkins Village, Belize
🌴 Presented by Palmento Grove
📞 661-6039 | 611-3247
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Hopkins
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