“‘Nine’ is the number that, for the ancient Maya, represents the ‘underworld’, ‘Metnal’, ‘The Place of Fright’. This number in Maya numerals is represented by a bar and four dots on top of the bar – the logo of this company reflects just that. The second ‘dot’ in the logo has a fingerprint on it, reflecting the important element of uniqueness of culture and people. The bar, which is a small tree branch, has a leaf with two water droplets reflective of a green livable world that we must protect and infuse new leadership into from the depths of all our combined creation place!”
Nine was born in the mind of Jose Awe (better known as Joe). His initiation into tourism started in 1997 working with the School for International Training (Vermont) where he was a part of educational tourism – at that time fairly new in Belize. He later was hired to work as a guide at the Lodge at Chaa Creek, where he helped with the resorts development for 12 years. This is where he truly fell in love with tourism and the art of telling the Belize story.
Trained in the science of cultural anthropology and passionate about ecology, sociology, personal development and health, Joe, since working on the development of Nine is consistently finding ways where he consistently injects these passions into the company and the other guides who are helping to develop the company. Its new. Its fresh. Its personal. Its joy.
Belize is rich with wonderful things, places and people. Nine wants to show the world our country in varied ways. We want for people to be immersed in all the richness that this country is. Our people are consistently being trained and immersed into the fabric of the cloth that is the country that we want to share with the world so we know. We know.
Its time to come to Belize.