Chaa Creek is a tributary of the Macal River in the Cayo District in western

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. One of the official gauging stations of the Macal is located near the confluence with Chaa Creek. There are Maya ruins that remain largely unexcavated in the Chaa Creek catchment basin; certain early research was conducted on the

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at Chaa Creek in 1997 by

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.Harvard University: Archaeological research at Xunantunich and nearby areas
/ref> Significant pottery finds and other artifacts have been recovered at the Chaa Creek site, which is posited to be a satellite site of Xunantunich. The Chaa Creek Nature Reserve is a noted area for birdwatching. Over 300 species of birds have been sighted there. The underlying geology of this watershed can be characterised as

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associations of foothills of the Maya Mountains.Arvito, Rosita et al., ''Geology and ecology of the Chaa Creek Nature Reserve'' (2004)

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Cayo District Macal River Maya sites in Belize Rivers of Belize {{Belize-river-stub

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