Thatch Caye

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Thatch Caye
Waters Caribbean Sea
Geographical location 16 ° 52 ′  N , 88 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 16 ° 52 ′  N , 88 ° 7 ′  W
Thatch Caye (Belize)
Thatch Caye

Thatch Caye is an island off the coast of Belize , about 14 km off the coast of Dangriga and about 3.6 km (2 mi) behind the Belize Barrier Reef .

geography

The 4.45 hectare island is located in the area of ​​the reef crown near Southwater Caye , Tobacco Caye , Cocoplum Caye and Fantasy Caye in the area of ​​the South Water Caye Marine Reserve .

hotel

There are five employees on the island who work for the Thatch Caye Resort The hotel is run by Muy'Ono . It can accommodate more than 30 people.

The name "Thatch Caye" goes back to the co-owner Travis Holub , who had all the buildings built with thatched roofs . All five buildings stand on piles over the water.

Individual evidence

  1. Easy Belize: How to Live, Retire, Work and Buy Property in Belize, the English Speaking, Frost Free Paradise on the Caribbean Coast, Second Edition 2016 . Equator, January 8, 2016.
  2. Home .
  3. a b Kate Joynes-Burgess: Explorer's Guide Belize: A Great Destination . The Countryman Press, December 6, 2010, ISBN 9781581578522 .