But for the Maya, the forests were really essential to their resource base,” Lentz says. The researchers found that in the early days at Yaxnohcah, people used slash and burn agriculture. It’s a ...

Jade Skirt: Us Maya have really healthy diets ... Also known as ‘swidden’ or ‘slash and burn’ this is when jungle areas are chopped down and burnt. The ash is good for the soil, so ...

The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across ... teamed up with local researchers and community members to study two Q’eqchi’ Maya villages in southern Belize. The ...

these statements confuse other forms of slash-and-burn agriculture with the distinct "milpa" systems employed by Indigenous people in Belize. Throughout Belize, Indigenous Maya farmers commonly ...