INTRODUCTION Belize has the greatest percentage (62.7%) of forest cover in the Mesoamerican Region (Cherrington et al. 2010); where 36% of its terrestrial component is under some form of legal protection. The Chiquibul Forest (CF) composed of the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Chiquibul National Park and the Caracol Archeological Reserve is the largest single block of […]

Guatemalan Leaders visit Chiquibul On the 25th and 26th of February a visit was conducted by alcaldes from Melchor de Mencos, Poptun, Dolores and San Luis to the Chiquibul forest. Each one of the alcaldes were accompanied by 2-3 other councilors. The visitors visited Caracol, an illegal logging site, and a xate trail used by […]

INTRODUCTION The Chiquibul Forest (CF), located within the Cayo District, covers an area of 176,999 ha (437,376 acres) and is comprised of three protected areas being the Chiquibul National Park (CNP) (106,838 ha), Chiquibul Forest Reserve (CFR) (59,822 ha) and the Caracol Archeological Reserve (CAR) (10,339 ha), with central UTM coordinates 1,878,200 – 1,871,800 North […]