South Cocoplum Caye

Editorial profile. This island is not our listing. It is profiled from public record. Figures and status reflect the sources below at time of writing and may have changed. Sources: public listings.

Is South Cocoplum Caye for sale, and how much does it cost?

South Cocoplum Caye is a 5.7 acres undeveloped private island in Belize, Belize. It is currently offered for sale: US$2,500,000. Tenure is freehold. Foreign ownership is permitted subject to local approvals. This is an editorial profile drawn from public record, clearly attributed, not our listing.

Summary

South Cocoplum Caye is the accessible end of this cohort: 5.7 acres of white coral sand and mature palms in the Coco Plum Range off Dangriga, a mile inside the Belize Barrier Reef, asking $2.5 million after coverage that earlier cited $3 million. Belize is the simplest foreign-ownership jurisdiction in the region — outright freehold, no licence — and the caye sits within sight of a proven business model, the all-inclusive Coco Plum Island Resort operating profitably on a neighbouring island of similar character. For a buyer wanting a genuine Caribbean island with reef frontage at boutique-hotel seed pricing rather than trophy pricing, this is the entry point on our list.

Land & Waterfront

The caye is classic Belizean barrier-reef geography: low coral sand under a mature canopy of palms and pines, ringed by shallows that grade from swimming-pool flats to coral gardens, with the reef wall itself about a five-minute boat run east. The listing context has suggested capacity for fifteen to twenty cabanas, which matches what comparable cayes in the range support. The immediate neighbourhood is the South Water Caye Marine Reserve — Belize's largest — which both guarantees the quality of the surrounding water and snorkelling and adds an environmental permitting layer to any over-water construction or dredging. Erosion and accretion are live issues on all small sand cayes, so historical shoreline imagery belongs in diligence alongside the survey.

Access & Utilities

Logistics run through Dangriga, twenty minutes away by boat: a workaday coastal town with an airstrip fifteen flying minutes from Belize City's international airport, plus hardware, fuel and labour. That short supply line is worth real money in build and operating cost compared with remoter islands in this report. The caye itself is unserviced — no power, water or dock — so development means solar generation, rainwater plus reverse-osmosis water-making, and a pier engineered for reserve-compliant footings; the scale is small enough that all of this is conventional. Mobile coverage reaches from the mainland corridor. Neighbouring resort operations demonstrate that staff commuting daily from Dangriga, rather than living on-island, is a workable operating model at this distance.

Ownership & Use

Belize offers the cleanest ownership picture in the Caribbean basin: foreigners hold freehold title directly, with no alien-landholding licence, and transaction costs are predictable stamp duty. The realistic uses are a private family island with a modest footprint, or a small eco-lodge of ten to twenty cabanas feeding on the Dangriga and Placencia dive market — the neighbouring Coco Plum resort validates demand at meaningfully higher nightly rates than the mainland. At $2.5 million against an earlier $3 million print, the price has already moved once, and small-caye listings in Belize historically negotiate further. Key diligence: confirmed titled acreage versus vegetation line, reserve-related permit scope, and insurance cost for low-elevation coral cayes post-recent hurricane seasons.

Specification

Status	Available
Offering	For sale
Region	Caribbean · Belize
Country	Belize
Size	5.7 acres · 2.3 ha
Tenure	Freehold
Development	Undeveloped
Holding-cost band	Low — land only
Access	boat
Nearest airport	20 minutes by boat to Dangriga; Dangriga airstrip is a ~15-minute flight from Belize City (BZE)
Power	none
Water	none
Communications	mobile from the mainland corridor
Foreign ownership	Permitted (see notes)
Publicly marketed	since 2023

Price record

Documented public figures over time — asking prices, reported sales and reductions, each attributed. This record is maintained editorially and may lag the market.

Legal & Ownership Notes

Belize permits foreign freehold ownership outright; standard stamp duty applies, no landholding licence required

Zoning: Adjacent to South Water Caye Marine Reserve — over-water and dredging works need environmental clearance

• price coverage shows both $3.0M and $2.5M — confirm current figure
• confirm survey area and erosion history
• environmental permitting inside reserve context

Satellite reference: ESRI World Imagery / Google Earth — South Cocoplum Caye, Coco Plum Range, Belize.
Imagery shown is representative of the region, not the island itself.

Common questions

How much does South Cocoplum Caye cost?

South Cocoplum Caye is profiled at: US$2,500,000. Figures reflect public record at time of writing and may change; the profile keeps a dated price record.

What tenure does South Cocoplum Caye have?

South Cocoplum Caye is held on freehold tenure. Always confirm the exact instrument and any remaining term on the title.

Can a foreigner buy South Cocoplum Caye?

Foreign buyers may own property here subject to local approvals. Belize permits foreign freehold ownership outright; standard stamp duty applies, no landholding licence required

How do you get to South Cocoplum Caye?

Access is by boat. Nearest airport: 20 minutes by boat to Dangriga; Dangriga airstrip is a ~15-minute flight from Belize City (BZE).

How big is South Cocoplum Caye?

South Cocoplum Caye is approximately 5.7 acres (2.3 hectares).