The north east of Belize is part of the low-lying Yucatan Platform and, characteristic of the entire Yucatan Peninsula; the entire area is extremely flat with little variation in height. On the western boundary, the forested land lies at an altitude of approximately 5m above sea level, then slopes gently towards the mangrove savannas to the north and east.

The forested area can be characterized as an ‘undulating plain’, as can be seen very clearly in the north west corner of the property and in the nearby cleared farmland of the adjacent community of Little Belize. On the Property, this undulation follows the top surface of the limestone bedrock and varies in degree from shallow, widely spaced undulations to low, but steep, limestone ridges 3 to 4m in height, where the limestone top is exposed and lacks soil cover. Other characteristic features of limestone are also present within the area, such as cenotes, and a lack of surface flowing rivers and streams.

There is a very definite divide between the higher forested region to the west, and the lower savanna coastal areas, indicative of different past eras of inundation and deposition. The coastal savanna, stretching from the forest edge to the sea, has very little altitude, rarely exceeding 0.7 meters above sea level, and certain areas are frequently inundated during wet season.  Small, forested, limestone ‘islands’, or hummocks – low limestone protrusions that occur scattered throughout the coastal area – maintain dryer regions throughout the savanna. The southern portion of the coastal zone has a thick deposit of fine carbonate sediment left by the most recent geological inundation period. Towards the more northern part of the Property’s coastal area, the limestone bedrock is much closer to the surface, with sharp, unweathered rocks often projecting above.