Captain Jak's is located in Belize, the tiny jewel of a country just south of Mexico on the shores of the Caribbean Sea in the coastal village of Placencia.

There are several flights daily from throughout the United States to Belize City, Belize (Airport Code BZE) making your choice to come here an easy one. From Belize City you can catch one of the many flights to Placencia on Maya Island Air and be here in less then an hour.

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Let us know when you'll be arriving and we will be happy to meet you at the Placencia Airstrip.

Or if adventure is more your style travel by road via bus or car. By car Placencia is only 4 short hours away and your journey will take you through some of the most beautiful hills and valleys Belize has to offer. The road into Placencia sports the peaceful Placencia lagoon on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other and wets your appetite for things to come! And just when you think it might go on forever you find yourself in the quaint village of Placencia, where you will find Captain Jak's Cabanas. Captain Jak's is situated mid village, on the right side of the road overlooking the lagoon.

Placencia

Placencia has a long history of occupation starting with the Maya who established at least 14 sites around the Placencia Lagoon. They were principally engaged in the making of salt as well as participating in the extensive coastal trade.

In the seventeenth century, Placencia was settled by the English Puritans who were originally from Nova Scotia and latterly from the island of Providencia. This settlement died out during the Central American wars of independence in the 1820's.

The Spaniards that travelled the southern coast of Belize gave Placencia its name. At that time Placencia was called Placentia, with the point being called Punta Placentia or Pleasant Point. The Placencia Peninsula was resettled in the late 1800's by the Garbutt family, who decided to settle and who eventually owned most of the Peninsula. In 1894 Abner Westby, whose family originated in Scotland, came to Placencia and purchased land from the Garbutts.

He was later joined by a younger member of his family, John Eiley. The Cabral family, originally from Lisbon, Portugal, closed their business in Sao Paulo, Brazil and the Caribbean and sailed to the southern part of Belize on two schooners, The Colibri and The Jane. Soon they began doing business with and eventually married into the Placencia community. In the early 1900's the Leslie's, originally from Rotan, also came to Placencia.

Placencia prospered and soon became a village, earning its livelihood from the sea. On June 20th, 1962, the fishermen of the Village came together and formed the Placencia Produces Cooperative, which is still in limited operation today to provide the village with competitive prices for their seafood production. In the early 1970's Placencia was provided with electricity (although sometimes less than 110V) from the generators of the Cooperative, and eventually in 1993 the Belize Electricity Limited assumed that role, providing 110V and 220V to supply the increasing demand.

Placencia is as culturally diverse today as it was in its formation. Walking down the sidewalk on any given day you will see and hear people from all over Belize and the world gracing our little village. The people here today are united in their love for the sea and in their commitment to tourism and development.

Since 1990, Placencia has made large and sure strides toward making it one of the most popular tourist destinations in Belize.

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