Part 2: The Food, Games, Rides, Shopping, Music and Beers at the 2012 Belize Agriculture and Trade Show

The Agriculture and Trade Show of Belize isn't just trade and agriculture, it isn't just animals and plants. There is so much going on. The fair grounds are HUGE and open at 6am...the schedule is jam packed from early morning until the grounds close at 6pm.

My favorite booth of all and the one that I frequented the most (other than Belikin and Heinekin) was this simple coconut water stand. ICE cold and sweet. I think I bought 5 glasses a day.


I must have really needed it...I will let you know (whether you want to or not) that I drank all of that coconut water, a few diet Cokes and many, many beers and didn't have to use the public stalls once. THAT is how hot it was. The sweating never stopped.

I bought some magical hemp oil, Coco de Rasta...touted to fix just about everything (from acne to ringworm). It was also a booth to sign a petition to legalize marijuana.


The Running W food area was my favorite for food. They were grilling massive amounts of Italian sausage on a stick, steak on a stick and yummy thick pork chops served with flour tortillas. Pork in Belize is SO much more flavorful than in the United States...really really tasty.


There was an amazing amount of homemade wines/moonshine.




Let's swing by the rides and games...things didn't get going until later in the afternoon.




All the major rum and liquor companies had a booth.


Great music, DJs getting the crowd going...everyone was drinking from these little Heineken cans. 3 for $10bzd.

Love FM and TV was broadcasting the whole three day event.

The music at the main stage was incredible. Gilharry 7 played all day with featured artists peppered in.

Unlike ferris wheels that I've been on, this one whipped around...giving you that sensation that you were falling each time you went over.

It was also held together with quite a bit of string, duct tape and what looked like wire hangers.

The view was worth it...


In the end, this event rocked. I will definitely be back.

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