Xtabai: The Spirit of the Silk Cotton Tree
In the moonlit forests of Belize, where the silk cotton tree towers above the shadows and its roots twist like sleeping serpents, people whisper about the Xtabai. This spirit, said to dwell beneath the ancient ceiba, walks the night in the form of a breathtaking woman. Her presence is marked by the faint scent of honey and wildflowers, drifting through
