Iguana Hatchery Belize

Iguana - People of Belize

For over 5000 years to present day, the Iguanas has been hunted for their meat. Today in some parts of Belize the meat of the Iguana is nick named "Bamboo Chicken". The Iguanas are hunted for their meat and eggs; this makes the females more of a target for hunters or a predator. The Iguana reaction to danger is what make them an easy meal, when frighten the Iguana simple leap to the river or what over body of water maybe below it and wait for the hunter or predator to leave the water.

The Iguana today is regarded as an endangered species, this is due to the hunting of mainly females, now the Iguanas can only be hunted at a certain time, this give to females a chance to reproduce. In some places, hatcheries have been established.


Iguana - Hatchery

Young Iguana

Once such Iguana Hatchery is located about a mile or so away from Cahal PechVillage Resort. At the hatchery the Iguanas are nurtured from the birth and the release into the wild at the right age. The hatchery is enclosed with a net, many small trees and a small pond; incubators can be seen in the enclosure, which contains over a 100 iguanas.

Money River, Sittee River, San Ignacio Town to near to Macal River are justa few places where the spiece still thrive in Belize.

Where To Go

A question we all ask when we are not sure of a place to maybe for Vacation or just to get-a-way!

"Where to Go?"

Read on and discover "Mother Nature Best Keep Secret".

Where to go? Central America
Where to go in Central America? Belize



Where to go in Belize for the best of what the country offers? San Ignacio, Cayo

Here is why you should go to San Ignacio, Cayo Belize.
Town of San Ignacio is where you can find many tour operator offering to like no other on the planet.One such tour is the ATM Cave tours, where you can still see the skeletal remains of a Mayan princess who was sacrifice to their Gods. The ATM Cave is an Indiana Jones type experience, where some swimming and climbing and hiking is required. this tours is recommended from age 10 up. Cave tubing is an activity that combines cave and river. Float the rivers of Belize on a inner tube into the cave, as you make your way into down the river and into the cave, enjoy the sites and sounds of the Belize Rainforest and witness the stalactites and stalagmites as well as some of the wildlife found  in the cave.

Belize is part of the Costa Mayan area, and offer many different Mayan sites to choose from. Site like Lamanai, Caracol, Altun Ha, Cahal Pech, Xunantunich and far inland to Tikal.
Getting married at one of these ruins can easily be arrange by Cahal Pech Village Resort, a resort that has done many weddings arrangement in setting such as the Mayan ruins. The Resort itself is a great place for a romantic wedding or honeymoon. Horseback Riding, Zip lining, River Canoeing, Butterfly form, Iguana hatchery are amount the top attractions.

Where to go? Go to Belize, stay at the Cahal Pech Village Resort, and take one of the many tours offered.

Photos provided by Cahal Pech Village Resort.