A French-Colombian NGO is racing against time to save the Maya Nut tree from near-extinction. A remarkable tree that produces a highly-nutritious fruit, Brosimum alicastrum once grew in abundance from ...
In the Guatemalan department of Petén, a group of local women market natural products prepared with Maya nut, well known as natural medicine. The president of the producer association, Benedicta ...
Two thousand years ago, the Mayans planted millions of nut trees in the central American rainforests. The nuts were their staple food. The trees remain, but the modern descendants of the Maya have ...