Chaa Creek
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Chaa Creek is a tributary of the Macal River in the Cayo District in western Belize. One of the official gauging stations of the Macal is located near the confluence with Chaa Creek.[1]
There are Maya ruins that remain largely unexcavated in the Chaa Creek catchment basin; certain early research was conducted on the archaeology at Chaa Creek in 1997 by Harvard University.[2] Significant pottery finds and other artifacts have been recovered at the Chaa Creek site, which is posited to be a satellite site of Xunantunich.[2][3]
The Chaa Creek Nature Reserve is a noted area for birdwatching. Over 300 species of birds have been sighted there.[4]
The underlying geology of this watershed can be characterised as limestone associations of foothills of the Maya Mountains.[5]
See also
[edit]- Cahal Pech - another Maya site in the vicinity
- The Lodge at Chaa Creek - an eco-resort and 365 acre private nature reserve located in the Cayo District of Belize, Central America.
References
[edit]- ^ Belize hydrological stations Archived August 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Harvard University: Archaeological research at Xunantunich and nearby areas[permanent dead link]
- ^ C.Michael Hogan, Chaa Creek, Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, 2007
- ^ "Central America, Belize". Surfbirds. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
With 308 species of resident and migratory birds, the Chaa Creek Nature Reserve offers some of the best bird watching in Belize.
- ^ Arvito, Rosita et al., Geology and ecology of the Chaa Creek Nature Reserve (2004)
