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Aug 24, 2023

Revisiting Belize’s Once Thriving Chicle Industry

Did you know that there was once a thriving chicle industry in Belize?  Sapodilla trees that are native to Central America were used to extract sap which is an ingredient required to make chewing gum.  In tonight’s episode of Belize on Reel, we revisit our archives for a feature story that was first aired back in 1992.  Here’s a much younger William Neal with that story.


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