SoPilar, Belize

People

We will be opening March 2012.

We are still working on this site. There will be changes as time goes on.

SoPilar could not be possible without its people.

These are only a few of the many necessary but not sufficient folks. There is always another skill needed. Not everyone works for us. All are important.

	Fred & Cathie.. SoPilar is our joint concept and project. You can probably tell which is which picture.
	Carmen.. Before we bought the land Carmen was there, planting and caretaking the grounds and plantings. He is also our wonderful traditional Mayan builder that made this complex a possiblity. His landscaping is also above reproach.
	Nuncha.. In white. Our administrator, paymaster, and lifeline when we are in the States. She keeps it all running
	Orfalina.. Our great cook and Manager. She has the capability to feed us all + unexpected hungry people three days with a few chickens and a lot of fresh veggies with no worries. She likes her new kitchen, as you can probably tell.
	Narcisso.. Our forest gardner. He is a true spirit of the Mayan way and is trying to save the rainforest and its remedies for the future.
	Betty.. Carmen's wife and a supplier of wonderful tortillias, bolas, and other Belzian eatables.
	Ivan.. Carmen's son who has helped his dad from day one. Here he is helping Carmen thatch the roof for the fogon (mayan fire hearth). Carmen is up on the roof.
</a	Yasmine.. Orfie's Daughter. Her talent and skill in the kichen is beyond great..She and her mom cook up the best dinners you will ever taste in Cayo. She also loves to give manicures
	Kalina Orfie's youngest daughter and a budding photographer. Some of these pictures were taken by her.
	And Everybody Else Lots of others, who helped Carmen build, made furniture, drove teams back and forth, and just provided advice and encouragement.
	World Tree What's going on here? That's a tree, not a person. All True, and it is part of the El Pilar Reserve, too. But this majastic ceiba dominates the view from the champa and the lawn, and is in many ways the soul of SoPilar as well. As for not being a person, when the hurricane went through we asked after the health of all our our friends - and this tree.