Slate Creek Preserve
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A group of local landowners and lodge operators have set aside 3,000 acres as a private preserve. The purpose of the preserve is to protect the watershed, plants, and animals of a valley called the Vega, one of several valleys in the area.
The unique ecosystem of limestone karst, which borders the Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve, teems with life. Mahogany, Santa Maria, ceiba, cedar, and cohune palms tower above.
Orchids, ferns, and bromeliads are common. Birds such as the aracari, emerald toucanet, keel-billed toucan, keel-billed motmot, king vulture, and various parrots and hummingbirds are to be found here. Pumas, ocelots, coatis, pacas, and anteaters roam the forests.
© Joshua Berman and Avalon Travel from Moon Belize, 9th Edition
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