Thatch Caye is an island in

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

, located off of the coast of Dangriga, about two miles from the

Belize Barrier Reef The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly offshore in the north and in the south within the country limits. The Belize Barrier Reef is a long section of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, ...

. The island is near Southwater Caye,

Tobacco Caye Tobacco Caye is a tiny island in Belize, about east of Dangriga. It is approximately in area, shaped like an yam, with a north-south dimension of about and an east-west dimension of . It has a permanent population of about 20, and sees a re ...

, Cocoplum Caye, and Fantasy Caye and

South Water Caye Marine Reserve South Water Caye Marine Reserve is the largest marine reserve in the Stann Creek district of Belize. It was established in 1996 and covers of mangrove and coastal ecosystems. It includes the crown reserve of Man-O-War Caye, a nesting site for t ...

. The island is home to five locals, according to the 2012 census, and is a tourist destination. Thatch Caye Resort is a resort managed by Muy'Ono located on the island that limits occupancy to no more than 30 people. The name Thatch Caye originated from island co-owner Travis Holub, who built each residence with

thatched roof Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge (''Cladium mariscus''), rushes, heather, or palm branches, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. Since the bulk of ...

s. Each of the five thatched-roof structures stand high over the water, making them over-the-water bungalows.

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{{reflist Islands of Belize Populated places in Belize Caribbean Sea