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Fallen Stone Butterfly Farm Vacation Guide
A rollercoaster road takes you up to one of the first and most successful butterfly farms in Belize, perched on the side of a hill overlooking the Columbia Forest Reserve, beyond the Maya site of Lubaantun which inspired the farm's name.
A steep hike down the stone steps and then a jungle trail, takes you to the Farm, which has 12 breeding cages with up to 8,000 butterflies, and employs 11 local staff from the village of San Pedro Columbia. The pupae are flown each week by Tropic Air to Belize City, and then onward by international courier to the UK for worldwide distribution.
The butterfly exhibits supplied by Fallen Stones' pupae are an important tool in the education of the public not only about butterflies, but about conservation in general. 60% of insect species are dependent on the world's fast-disappearing rainforests, and during the 20th Century numerous butterfly species became extinct. When their environment is under stress, butterflies are the first to suffer and disappear, so are a highly sensitive indicator of environmental health.
Tours of the Farm are available exclusively to guests of Hickatee Cottages.
A steep hike down the stone steps and then a jungle trail, takes you to the Farm, which has 12 breeding cages with up to 8,000 butterflies, and employs 11 local staff from the village of San Pedro Columbia. The pupae are flown each week by Tropic Air to Belize City, and then onward by international courier to the UK for worldwide distribution.
The butterfly exhibits supplied by Fallen Stones' pupae are an important tool in the education of the public not only about butterflies, but about conservation in general. 60% of insect species are dependent on the world's fast-disappearing rainforests, and during the 20th Century numerous butterfly species became extinct. When their environment is under stress, butterflies are the first to suffer and disappear, so are a highly sensitive indicator of environmental health.
Tours of the Farm are available exclusively to guests of Hickatee Cottages.
Fallen Stone Butterfly Farm Travel Blogs
Mar 17, 2009
Punta Gorda is fishing town and sea port in southern Belize. It is capital of the Toledo District. The population is about 6,000 people. Its inhabitants are mostly English-speaking, Garifuna (Black Carib), East Indian, and Kriol descent. it is about 15' above sea level. There is a small airport which serves domestic flights from Maya Island Air and Tropic Air. James Bus Lines stop in Punta Gorda and travel regularly to points north such as Independence, Dangriga, Belmopan, and Belize City.
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