Natural History Center at Chaa Creek

Natural History Center at Chaa Creek Is home to the Blue Morpho Butterfly 🦋 We comprehensively introduce Belize's history, geography, and ecology.

05/05/2026

At the Chaa Creek Nature Reserve🌳🌱, in the dry season when the forest holds its breath 🌿☀️, the smallest water bodies become lifelines 💧💦quiet sanctuaries where the rainforest’s survival gathers, drop by precious drop 🐾

22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day 🌿🌎✨
At The Lodge at Chaa Creek, nature isn’t just around us, it’s part of who we are 🌱🍄💙. Let’s protect it and grow together 🌳💚🐾🌞

28/02/2026

Nature is full of amazing and unique creatures 🌎✨—and the striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) 🦨 is definitely one of them, with its long pig-like snout 🐽 for digging up insects 🐛 and its powerful defensive spray 💨.

05/02/2026

We continue to retrieve exclusive footage from our trail cams🌳🍃—and this time, we welcomed visitors like the White-nosed Coati, Ocelots, and the Northern Tamandua.

This is a living testament that our 500 acres remain a true sanctuary for wildlife🐆🦝🐾.

Enjoy the clips!

05/02/2026

The Chaa Creek Nature Reserve🌳🍃 is an important 500-acre protected rainforest🌳🌧️ that supports rich biodiversity, birdlife🐦‍⬛, and wildlife🐗🦌 while promoting sustainable eco-tourism and conservation of cultural and natural heritage, the recent record of an apex predator the jaguar🐆🐾, highlight's the health of its ecosystem🌳🌎.

National orchid of Belize, the Black Orchid (prosthechea cochleata) is a stunning purple and yellow color when seen clos...
11/12/2025

National orchid of Belize, the Black Orchid (prosthechea cochleata) is a stunning purple and yellow color when seen close-up. It is known as the black orchid due to its dark appearance in the forest understory. Have you ever seen one during your stay in Belize at The Lodge at Chaa Creek? 💜💛

03/12/2025

Happy Wednesday from a few of our residents in the nature reserve at The Lodge at Chaa Creek! Here are a few recent captures of startled peccaries 🐷, an inquisitive deer 🧐, and a margay roaming in broad daylight 🐆.

28/07/2025

Happy Monday from The Lodge at Chaa Creek with our trail cam recent captures! Featuring a jaguarundi 🐈‍⬛, a margay strolling by, and 2 armadillos utilizing their great sense of smell to locate dinner (insects) under the leaf litter. 🤩

06/07/2025

Look at our awesome new captures on our 500acre reserve at The Lodge at Chaa Creek.

17/06/2025

Relaxing kind of afternoon for these fascinating friends of nature at The Lodge at Chaa Creek.

16/06/2025

Awesome videos of some wildlife here at our 500acres Nature Reserve. stay tuned for some other videos this week!!!!

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The Lodge At Chaa Creek
San Ignacio

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 08:00 - 16:00
Saturday 08:00 - 16:00
Sunday 08:00 - 16:00

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+5016670747

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