{"id":1788,"date":"2017-11-03T11:19:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T17:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/visitar\/bacalar-chico-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T00:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T06:38:16","slug":"bacalar-chico","status":"publish","type":"pit","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/en\/visit\/bacalar-chico\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacalar Chico"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bacalar Chico National Park<\/strong>\u00a0(BCNPMR) is composed of a 15,000-acre marine reserve and a 12,000-acre terrestrial reserve, and has been named a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO<\/strong>). It is located in northern Ambergris Caye overlooking the Bay of Chetumal and Mexico.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Bacalar Chico covers 130 km2 of pristine\u00a0Belize Barrier Reef and Rocky and Robles Points<\/strong>. It is the only place on the mainland where Belize\u2019s barrier reef touches the coastline. The beach front of the reef, including extensive mangrove lagoons, serves as the principal Belizean nesting area for Loggerhead and Green turtles, breeding grounds for marine and coastal birds, and an indispensable nursery for many reef fish. The Bacalar Chico channel functions as the park\u2019s northern boundary and narrowly separates Belize from Mexico.<\/p>\n

BCNPMR\u2019s marine habitats include extensive tracts of mangrove and sea grass beds, patch and barrier reef, and the largest lagoon on the island of\u00a0Ambergris Caye<\/strong>,\u00a0Laguna de Cantena<\/strong>. It is the perfect location to begin ancient Maya discoveries as it was once a trading zone for the\u00a0Maya<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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