About the Guide

I am Julio Saqui, your tour guide. As a tour guide, who really love what I do, I spent 16 years of my life working in this industry.  My love for nature and people has prompt me to start Cockscomb Maya Tours and Maya Center Mayan Museum, so that I can fully share my homeland and culture to visitors and friends. I am Mopan Mayan, an Indigenous Mayan of Belize, who grew up and trained in the Cockscomb Jaguar Reserve.

My parents, who were the first to settle in this area in 1970, created The Maya Center Village. Since then, many developments and accomplishments in Maya Center Village is as a result of our help and work.

Since the establishment of the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in 1984, the village has become more tourism oriented. Many visitors have explored the area, but very few of our visitors have really understood and seen the Mayan Culture. My goal is to change this with the establishment of The Maya Center Mayan Museum, which intends to bring you closer to the Mayan culture to experience, participate and enjoy it. Cockscomb Maya Tours will make you better understand how the Mayas are closely connected to the rain forest and how their lives are affected by the daily destruction of the pristine rain forest around them. It is my hope that these two places will create employment and job opportunities in the village, so we all can see true sustainable tourism happen. With your support and help, we can make it happen.

This venture is community based and local indigenous people will benefit directly. All our tour guides are Mayans, who live in the jungle and know their homeland best! Booking your tours with Cockscomb Maya Tours, guarantees you the best experience, and you are also directly contributing to the economic development of Maya Center Village and its people. Contact us today, and we'll be happy to show you around the JEWEL we live in Belize!