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Leonardo DiCaprio’s Caribbean Hotel Moving Forward

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - November 14, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio’s highly-anticipated Caribbean hotel project is moving forward.

Blackadore Caye, set on a private island off the coast of Belize, will aim to set a new standard for green hospitality and local ecosystem restoration.

For the last six months, DiCaprio and his team have been gathering feedback from local stakeholders and citizens on the original project design, developers said.

The final design reflects that input, including even the removal of overwater structures which “garnered great design acclaim but caused concern for just a few local environmentalists,” according to the project.

Caribbean Journal has received the latest renderings by design firm Denniston.

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As it stands, Blackadore Caye will feature 36 resort bungalows and 36 estate homes.

All of the project’s power will be sourced from renewable energy, while water will be provided through rainwater collection and onsite water treatment.

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The island’s infrastructure has been designed under a “unique conservation framework developed by top biologists and ecologists,” who have reportedly studied ways to support and enhance the island’s habitat and biodiversity.

A rendering of the "Gaia" welcome pavilion.

A rendering of the “Gaia” welcome pavilion.

Developers will also replant mangrove, replacing invasive species with native species and enhancing soil and habitat.

The project was first announced in the spring of 2015.

DiCaprio first purchased the island in 2005.

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