Chaa Creek Explained
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.[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
- 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.
Notes and References
- http://www.hydromet.gov.bz/Hydrological_Stations.htm Belize hydrological stations
- http://lms01.harvard.edu/F/5E4R31SUNE671K81AXGT9CJUCAH1JE9YDHB5IDTM4HSLVRGR5C-24905?func=full-set-set&set_number=759077&set_ent Harvard University: Archaeological research at Xunantunich and nearby areas
- http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18170 C.Michael Hogan, Chaa Creek, Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham, 2007
- Web site: Central America, Belize. Surfbirds. 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)
