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English Caye is a tiny island about 10 miles east of Belize City. It has sandy beaches and a few coconut trees and is of no interest to the local diver/snorkeler or tourist. At one time it had a lighthouse designed to alert ships to the reef. Once a ship got close enough, a smaller boat would come out from English Caye and guide the larger vessel through the reef.

This is one of the few places in Belize where outdoor adventure web only fare in general and horseback riding in particular is part of the deal. The lodge has been rewarded for its efforts in these areas; web only fare last year, it received the Belize Eco Tour Award.

Although the earliest settlements are thought to have been around 200 BC, most of the large structures were built about AD 100. At its peak Altun Ha had over 3,000 people living in the center and an additional 5-7,000 people living in the vicinity.