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The Split is a popular places for visitors to hang out, sunbathe, and swim. You’ll read that The Split, which divides the island into Northern and Southern halves, was created by Hurricane Hattie in 1961. This is only part of the story. The hurricane only cut a five foot channel through the middle of the island. Since then people dredged it to make it much wider, so boats could go through. Its appearance is very third-world – just a few spots of sand, with a lot of concrete with steel girders broken up by the hurricane and never repaired. No wide sandy beach here! Very undeveloped and laid-back. A bar called the Lazy Lizard calls this spot home, and serves up a great piña colada made with the local rum. Leave a Comment Directions: north end of the southern island of Caye Caulker
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The island was originally much longer, but in 1961 it got split in half by the hurricane Hattie. Much of the island got destroyed by the hurricane, but they cleaned up and built new houses. The only place where you can see traces of the hurricane is in the split. You see the concrete blocks are twisted and the ocean is much deeper at the split than around. The currents here can also be quite strong, so take care if you go swimming.
There is a bar called Lazy Lizard located right at the split. This is a great place to hangout at any time of the day. You can read more about it on my nightlifetips. Many tourists come to the split to take sun and go swimming, and there are many places on the island where you can be all alone if you prefer that. The best places are on the south side of the island, but there are also many hotels that have their own docks. Leave a Comment
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The remnants of the concrete seawall a short distance from the Lazy Lizard seems to be the preferred place for catching a tan on Caye Caulker. When you overheat, it is a simple matter to either go for a swim in the Split or wade around in the shallow lagoon on either side of the structure. There is not much room to move around on the seawall, as we could see people gingerly stepping over the various outstretched bodies.
A few other visitors were snorkeling in the shallow water on either side and another was fishing into the deeper water of the Split itself. The second photo shows the remains of more of the seawall, damaged in October, 2000 when Category 4 Hurricane Keith lingered over nearby Ambergris Cay with 155 mph (250 kph) wind gusts for several hours . The photo also shows the distant Lazy Lizard and a large boat entering the Split. Leave a Comment Directions: Always from the main street
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You will definitely visit the Split while you are on Caye Caulker. There is always alot of action around here, except perhaps in the early morning when I took my photo.
The Split was created in 1961 when Hurricane Hattie literally ripped the island in two. Locals continued what Hattie begun and dredged out this new channel to be deep enough for boats to pass through. You can see the otherside of the Split in my photo. This part of the island is undeveloped. You will find alot of birdlife here among the mangroves.
There is a long cement pier at The Split and although it is partially dilapidated, it is still a very popular place to hang out in the day time to catch some rays, or from which to watch the sunset in the evening. You can also see a few fish and starfish if you snorkel alongside the pier.
If you feel like a swim, you can do so in the shallow sheltered swimming area by the pier, or you can swim across the Split. Beware that there is a strong current through the Split and boats often zooming through. Leave a Comment
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This place is very popular, it is all about location. Located right along the Split, it is a great spot to buy a cold drink and escape the sun for a bit. If you are on a boat trip with Ragamuffin Tours, they will deposit you here at the end of the tour, so you can have a drink with new friends.
At night, there are large lights that illuminate the Split and you can watch the fish jumping out of the water. There are often fishermen here at night also and it makes for exciting entertainment if one of them happens to land the big one. Leave a Comment Directions: Located at the far northern end of the island at The Split.
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You will not find that many useful beaches on the island, but in the north it is possible to take a swim, this gap in the north is a split from a hurricane some years ago, you can snorkel here but the real thing is out on the reef. Sunbathing is possible everywhere, you will find some huts or what to say some shadow from ...., yaahh - look at picture no 3 in this tip. Leave a Comment Directions: Always from the main street
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This is the only bar at the split, they sell all drinks and cocktails as well as some local food dishes. Leave a Comment
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To get to the split you just turn right as you come off the pier and when you hit water you are there! Leave a Comment
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We sailed to the split where we got off the boat, the sun setting behind us. A great ending to a fantastic day. Leave a Comment
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Caye caulker was divided in two by hurricane Hattie in 2001 (I think or maybe 2000). The portion of the island beyond the split is mostly undeveloped. There is a beach bar and a small ‘beach’ there. The water is fairly deep so it’s a good place for swimming. Leave a Comment
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