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Afro-Belizean folklore

Parchment-style illustration of a duppy guarding bananas, Belizean folktale scene.

The Duppy Banana of Belize

In the humid lowlands of southern Belize, elders still speak of the Duppy Banana, a cautionary tale whispered to careless farmers and impatient planters. The story is rooted deep in the Stann Creek Valley, where bush, soil, and spirit share long memory, and where the land itself is believed to watch how it is treated. There once lived a man

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