Chan Chich Airstrip
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Chan Chich Airstrip is an airport serving the Chan Chich Lodge and the Gallon Jug Estate in the
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Lodge access

The airport is the preferred means of access to the eco-lodge created by Sir Barry Bowen in the private game park deep in the Belize rain forest, adjacent to the Rio Bravo Conservation area. Arduous tracks accessible by 4WD vehicles are the only other connections from less remote areas. Because driving to Chan Chich requires passing through private lands, access permits must be granted in advance. The airstrip also serves the wider Gallon Jug community, including the ranch, where efforts are being made to breed a strain of cattle more suited to the tropics by cross-breeding with English Hereford bloodlines. The lodge has been serving tourists since 1988. A Mayan archeological site is near the lodge.


See also

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OpenStreetMap - Gallon JugAerodromes in Belize
- pdf Airports in Belize Orange Walk District {{Belize-struct-stub