Swallow Caye Manatees, Chocolate and Belize
As Chocolate poles his boat through the water around Swallow Caye a doughy manatee nose suddenly pokes through the water next to the boat. These are the creatures that sailors once mistook for mermaids? They’re cute, but hardly sexy. Lionel ”Chocolate” Heredia has been guiding manatee tours since 1968, but his enthusiasm for these animals …