About Iguana Creek
Iguana Creek contains three villages of two to three structures each, nestled in the protected reserve on lands previously clear-cut by invading ranchers. The
property is adjacent to Spanish Lookout, home of Belize’s largest and most prosperous Mennonite community, which provides shopping and services found nowhere else in Belize. Tourist mecca San Ignacio, outstanding Maya archaeological sites, Mountain Pine Ridge National Park, and Belizean capital, Belmopan, are but minutes from your door. For sun and fun, the world’s second largest barrier reef, tropical beaches and island resorts are no more than two hours away.
Each custom-built home in Iguana Creek is located on approximately one acre of land that is owned and maintained by GAI. Homeowners receive a 100-year, renewable land lease with the purchase of each custom-built property. A low monthly, tax-deductible donation to GAI supports the maintenance of residential lands, common areas (pool, access roads and walkways, gardens, and community centers), and the protected reserve.
Adjoining pasturage for horses and other livestock is available at a minimal cost.
Only residents and guests of Iguana Creek and GAI have access to the protected GAI Maya animal and plant preserve. Residents are encouraged to assist in the feeding, maintenance, and cataloging of flora and fauna on the preserve, among which are vast numbers of howler monkeys, tepezcuintles, deer, toucans, parrots, and much more. Belize is a world center for bird watchers. Enjoy identifying as many birds as you can from the decks of the Bird and Bottle Pub, an on-site gathering place for residents and guests.
Two outstanding private grade schools and one U.S.-accredited university are within 30 minutes of Iguana Creek.
- Iguana Creek provides a regular schedule of educational, recreational, and travel opportunities for residents.
- For vacationing or non-resident Iguana Creek home-owners, GAI provides a rental program through its GAI Maya Center for Tropical Forest Research and Development.
- And, as an extra bonus, residents of Iguana Creek are invited guests of the GAI Selva reserve and Center for Natural Medicine in the Peruvian Amazon.
About GAI’s Projects at Iguana Creek
A vital component of the Iguana Creek geo-community concept is that residents can be directly involved in the management of the GAI Maya preserve. Adults and children alike can participate in hands-on projects from which replicable models for enhancing the ecological livelihood of endangered, small-scale tropical forests can be derived.
Initial projects include:
I. GAI Maya Animal Rescue and Refuge Center (ARRC)
- Identifies and catalogs wild-life that resides permanently or seasonally on the reserve
- Eliminates the need for resident wildlife to migrate seasonally by providing a safe, permanent habitat on the preserve
- Provides a safe, secure refuge for excess wildlife from the Belize Zoo, wildlife rescued locally, and wildlife fleeing the loss of natural habitat in western Belize and neighboring Guatemala
II. GAI Maya Tropical and Medicinal Plant Center (TMPC)
- Identifies and catalogs all medicinal, indigenous, and non-indigenous plants on the preserve
- Plants and maintains food and flower-bearing plants and trees for resident wild-life
- Builds and maintains a secure, permanent source of water for plants and wildlife
- Plants and maintains an organic food and medicinal plant garden for residents
III. GAI Maya Center for Natural Medicine
- A clinic and spa that specializes in rejuvenation products and services developed in the Amazon in conjuction with the GAI Selva Center for Natural Medicine.
About Green Circle
Only GAI Green Circle members can purchase homes in Iguana Creek. Green Circle members are those who make a tax-deductible donation of $25,000 or more to GAI. Green Circle members may purchase homes in Iguana Creek at a substantial discount. Home prices begin at $60,000. Each home is custom built to owners’ specifications, though the external design must conform to the community project model. Green Circle members may sit on the Board of Directors of the GAI Maya/Iguana Creek Association.
For the Investor
Iguana Creek represents a unique investment opportunity for those who want a place in paradise part time and the opportunity to allow it to pay for itself.
Let GAI's rental program lease your property to visiting scholars and researchers when you are away, and your property will not only be self-supporting, it will pay
for itself in a few years.
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