In the early 1980s, Francis Ford Coppola visited Belize, immediately fell in love with the place, and bought the abandoned Blancaneaux Lodge. For over a decade, the hideaway was used as a family retreat before Francis opened his tropical paradise to the public in 1993.
Blancaneaux Lodge is a luxury 20-room retreat where waterfalls cascade into turquoise pools above the jungle canopy. Its remote mountain setting allows guests to explore the ancient Mayan civilization and return to their own thatched-roof dwelling, richly decorated in Guatemalan style and nestled in the foliage of the Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve.
