“The Ghetto - it's not a pretty word and one we very reluctantly use. But, there's no other way to describe the area known as Jungle in the Pickstock slash - Fort George Area of Belize City. It's been a famous slum in the city for at least four decades and all those years of broken promises, institutional neglect and structural poverty has left it as one of the most run down areas in the city. At the invitation of the residents, Monica Bodden visited today to take a walk on the inside of the Jungle...

The jungle is on the street called Lovely Lane between Pickstock and Victoria Streets.