harvest-caye

This approved resort (concept drawing above) will be located on Harvest Caye, about 2 miles south of the southern tip of the Placencia Peninsula. The planned resort includes:

Private airstrip (to be constructed on fill)
11.27 acres of private residential development on the smaller end of Harvest Caye, including:
- Apartments: Seven 3-story buildings - 14 one bedroom apartments, 28 2-bedroom apartments and 14 3-bedroom apartments - total of 122 rooms in 56 apartments
- Beach villas to be constructed on stilts (6 feet in height) (10 one-bedrooms, 5 2-bedrooms - 20 rooms in 15 buildings)
- Over-the-water villas (not clear how many on Little Harvest)
10 acres of hotel rooms, over-the-water villas, conference center and utility areas on the main Harvest Caye area
Spa
3 restaurants (one on a pier, one on the beach and one in an open area)
Marina
4 piers
Retail (shopping) center
2 beach areas

371,628.7 cubic meters of fill will be dredged from northeast of the caye, lagoon, access channel area (dredged to 8-10 feet) and area of proposed runway

760 guests at full capacity.

Water will come from Big Creek (same water source as Placencia and Seine Bight).

Garbage will go to the Big Creek dump.

76 employees will be needed, with 26 living on-site

Developer is KrystalSea Ltd, registered in the British Virgin Islands.

EIA Consultant, Pepe Garcia, Tunich Nah Consultants

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