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A House With History On A Hill, for Culture
Fri, December 15, 2017
A building that was once a hospital and home to a graveyard has been transformed into the new NICH San Ignacio and Santa Elena House of Culture. After one year of renovation, the building was officially inaugurated on Wednesday.

Now, it got overshadowed by two events: the explosion in Cayo, and the opening of the adjacent 1.7 million dollar town hall. That new building has all the bells and shwitlhes while this renovated one has history. The house of Culture Coordinator told us more about it today via phone.

Lupita Ferguson, San Ignacio/Santa Elena House of Culture
"It is a building that is over 100 years old, it was known as the Cayo Hospital and it is situated on Hospital Street. It was the second cemetery for the El Cayo as it was known then. And so presently there are still tombs at one end of the building that can been seen dating back from 1902. It has many different rooms as it was the old hospital, so we are hoping to actually have much more events, much projects to work on to liaise with the community. Let the community be a part of the new house of culture. Yes, we have 2 galleries; we have a music room, a conference room that will be for rent with a beautiful view of course of San Ignacio and Santa Elena Town. So yes, its excitement for the new San Ignacio/Santa Elene House of Culture and therefore for the twin towns."

And to celebrate the San Ignacio Santa Elena Town Hall and House of Culture, Cayo's culture scene is alive tonight with the Mr. Peetaz Bruk Dong Bram at the Falcon Field.

The Festival continues tomorrow in Belize City from 12:00 noon until midnight at the Courthouse Wharf.

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