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Also not far offshore are dozens of islands, called cayes, which make for great day trips or secluded stays; Ambergris
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The total area of Belize is 2,296,560 hectares (ha) that includes 154,000 ha of lagoons and 69,000 ha of approximately 450 small islands (known as "cayes").
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Other important Mayan sites have been found on some of the cayes of South Water Caye, Sapodilla Cayes and Glovers Reef areas.
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Several bird species of conservation concern are found in the cayes and atolls.
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The South Water Caye Marine Reserve includes a number of leased and privately owned cayes, or small islands and natural reefs, will not be designated as part of the protected area.
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Nesting occurs at a few mainland sites and on offshore cayes and atolls.
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With the decline of the Maya civilization, the reef's resources probably went largely unused for a number of centuries, although early Spanish explorers used the cayes to repair their boats and collect freshwater.
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Shell middens at Mayan sites along the coast and on the cayes provide evidence that the reefs were used for fishing some 2,500 years ago.
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Subsequently, many of the pirates, as well as Puritan traders from the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua, settled in the cayes, becoming fishermen and plantation owners.
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Most of the cayes are mangrove dominated although some are of sand with shrub and coconut vegetation.
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