Sapodilla Cayes

The Sapodilla Cayes (Spanish: Cayos Zapotillos)[3] is an uninhabited atoll in the Gulf of Honduras, in the Toledo District of Belize.

They are administered by Belize, but Guatemala claims that the Belize–Guatemala maritime boundary is northwest of the cayes.

[4] Honduras also lays a claim to the Sapodilla Cayes in its 1982 constitution.

Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve is a national protected marine reserve declared over the Sapodilla Cayes.

[5] A 1.2m ha site off the coast of Belize, comprising the nation’s offshore and barrier islands, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of several resident, passage or breeding bird species, including white-crowned pigeons, red-footed boobies, roseate terns, Yucatan vireos, black catbirds, and golden-winged and cerulean warblers.

Facing south on Hunting Caye, with Lime Caye in the background