Ambergris Caye Belize Resort Development - Department of ...

1.0 Project Description
1.1 Project Location
Chapter 1
ABR is a resort and time share condominium development. The project is to be located
on the upper north-eastern portion of Ambergris Caye [See Fig. 1.1]. This places the
project site approximately 23 miles north of San Pedro Town [See Fig. 1.1]. This places
the project location 59 miles north-east of Belize City [See Fig. 1.1].
Rocky Point, which is a popularly know area to mariners and the local towns people, lies
just to the south of the property. Rocky Point is the only known area in Belize where the
reef crest merges with the shore, to produce a situation of relatively deep and turbulent
water right next to shore [See PL 1.1]
The project location is a moderately thick strip of land with the Caribbean sea on the
windward or eastern side, and a saline lagoon, the Laguna de Cantena, on the leeward
side of the property [See Fig. 1.1, and PL 1.1 & PL 1.2].
The windward side of the property is relatively shallow, with maximum depths within 20
ft. [See PL 1.2]. This shallow area proceeds from the beaches of the property, to the reef
crest of the Belize Barrier Reef [See light blue contour in Fig. 1.2].
The Laguna de Cantena is an expansive semi-isolated body of water measuring over
2,300 acres [See PL 1.1].
The property is 185 acres and entails a well developed beach and berm, as well as
relatively high ridge colonized by a tropical littoral forest, and lowland mangroves. The
nearshore portions of the Laguna de Cantena on the leeward side of the property, is a part
of the legal description of the property [See PL 1.1].
The littoral forest and beach environment comprises 48 acres of the property, while the
lowland mangroves comprise 43 acres, and the lagoon 93 acres of the property.
The property is a part of a larger area of Ambergris Caye known as Bacalar Chico. The
larger Bacalar Chico area runs to the northern border with Mexico. The area comprises
28,169 acres land and coastal waters.
The larger Bacalar Chico area is a National Park and Marine Reserve. The protected area
is dubbed the Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve [BCNP/MR].
The project site is not serviced by any roads or airport. The only immediate access to the
site is by boat. The nearest airstrip to the area is the Nova Airstrip: This area is 4.5 miles
overland. Although no road runs to the property, a road reserve has been delineated.
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