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Belize UNESCO world heritage sites

Belize district [capital = Belize City]

Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve at Ambergris Caye via San Pedro
Within the park, all six species of cats native to Belize have been recorded, including the jaguar and puma. The forests are also home to a population of the endangered White-lipped Peccary. The mangroves and sea grass beds are home to manatees and crocodiles. Near Rocky Point lies the largest nesting beach for loggerhead and green sea turtles in Belize, and one of the largest for hawksbill turtles.

Blue Hole Natural Monument at Blue Hole via San Pedro
The 412 ft deep hole has many large stalactites and stalagmites. The tilting of many of the stalactites within the hole support theories of tectonic tilt during the Pleistocene. The bottom of the Blue Hole is covered in a deep layer of sediment that is considered important in geological terms as it is undisturbed by benthic organisms, tides or currents, and therefore provides an uninterrupted history of sediment deposition.

Half Moon Caye Natural Monument at Half Moon Caye via San Pedro
The littoral forest, composed primarily of the orange-flowered siricote tree, provides an endangered and fragile habitat that supports one of the only viable breeding grounds for the red-footed booby colony in the western Caribbean. The booby colony supports the forest’s stability by providing guano as fertilizer. It is also a habitat tor the endemic Belize leaf-toed gecko (also known as the Belize atoll gecko) and Allison's anole lizard. The south eastern part of the island serves annually as a sea turtle nesting ground from May to November for the loggerhead, hawksbill, and green turtles, all endangered species.

Stann Creek district [capital = Dangriga]

Glover's Reef Marine Reserve at North East Caye via Placencia
Just 28 miles off the coast of Belize, Glover's Reef is critical nursery and feeding ground for sea turtles, sharks and rays, and numerous fish species that gather in massive numbers. Glover's supports one of the Caribbean's largest and last remaining Nassau grouper spawning aggregations, a spectacular biological phenomenon that is becoming increasingly rare. It is one of the only true atolls - strings of coral islands and reefs surrounding a pristine lagoon - in the Atlantic Ocean.

South Water Caye Marine Reserve at South Water Caye via Placencia
These cayes include deep, clear lagoons encircled by steep, lush coral ridges, with coral reef, mangrove-root, and peat substrates, thickly overgrown by layers of brilliantly colored organisms, including sponges, tunicates, and marine plants.

Laughing Bird Caye National Park at Laughing Bird Caye via Placencia
The Laughing Bird Faro is separated from the mainland, the barrier reef and other cayes by deep channels on all sides. The uniqueness of this structure contributes to both the abundance and variety of coral habitats and marine life. The Caye gets its name from the Laughing Gull (Larus artricilla). This bird once use to breed on the Caye, but due to a growing human presence, the colonies have moved to nearby undisturbed cayes for breeding.

Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve at Hunting Caye via Placencia
This secluded marine reserve with its coastal waters and scattered coral patches serve as a vital habitat for dozens of threatened species, including five kinds of coral, three marine turtle species, and numerous types of fish. It is considered one of the top sites to see the true biodiversity of corals throughout Belize and houses the biological hotspot, Cayman Crown.