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Declaration of Nohoch Che’en as an Archaeological Reserve

National Institute Of Culture And History (Nohoch Che’En Archaeological Reserve) Order, para. 2 · Revised Edition 2020

The area of alienated Crown land situated in the Cayo District, which is described in the Schedule to this Order, the title of which has reverted to the Crown, and which is known as Nohoch Che’en Archaeological Reserve is declared to be an as an Schedule. MADE by the Minister responsible for the National Institute of Culture and History, this 28th day of April, 2009. (MANUEL HEREDIA JR.) Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture Minister responsible for the National Institute of Culture and History 72 National Institute of Culture and History SCHEDULE1 [Paragraph 2] NOHOCH CHE’EN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESERVE LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR 1.88 ACRES ALL THAT LOT PIECE OR PARCEL of land being a portion of Block No. 151 being grant No. 1157 of 1998, comprising of 1.88 acres situate in the Jaguar Paw Area, Agricultural Layout, Cayo District, being more particularly shown on a plan of sub-division by Licensed Surveyor John Hertular registered at the Lands and Survey Office, Belmopan City, Cayo District, in Register No. 7 at Entry No. 6004. It is bounded and described as followsOn the North, North East and South East by the remaining portion of Block No. 151 and on the South West by an existing sixty-six (66) feet wide road. It is more particularly described as follows– (a) commencing at a concrete pillar named F11 having Grid Coordinates N1903 128.695 E324 479.449, that said pillar being the North Western corner of the 1.88 acres parcel of land; (b) thence in a North Easterly direction on a Grid Bearing of 37° 06' 48" for a Grid Distance of 55.512 metres to a concrete pillar; (c) thence in the South Easterly direction on a Grid Bearing of 127° 06' 48" for a Grid Distance of 131.442 metres to a concrete pillar; 1 This Schedule was replaced by S.I. 82 of 2010. National Institute of Culture and History 73 (d) thence in a South Westerly direction on a Grid Bearing of 217° 06' 48" for a Grid Distance of 69.121 metres to a concrete pillar located on the Northern Boundary of an existing sixty-six (66) feet wide road; (e) thence in a North Westerly direction along the said boundary of the said road on a Grid Bearing of 346° 27' 58" for a Grid Distance of 15.715 metres to a concrete pillar; (f) thence in a North Westerly direction on a Grid Bearing of 308° 51' 48" for a Grid Distance of 22.198 metres to a concrete pillar; (g) thence in the said direction on a Grid Bearing of 308° 51' 48" for a Grid Distance of 97.159 metres back to the point of commencement. LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR 0.19 ACRE ALL THAT LOT PIECE OR PARCEL of land being a portion of Block No. 151 being Grant No. 1157 of 1998, comprising of 0.19 acres situate in the Jaguar Paw Area, Agricultural Layout, Cayo District, being more particularly shown on a plan of sub-division by Licensed Surveyor John Hertular registered at the Lands and Survey Office, Belmopan City, Cayo District, in Register No. 7 at Entry No. 6004. It is bounded and described as followsOn the North and East by an existing sixty-six (66) feet wide road and on the South and West by Block No. 152. It is more particularly described as follows– (a) commencing at a concrete pillar named F13 having Grid Coordinates N1903 031.883 E324 524.480, that said pillar being the 74 National Institute of Culture and History Western corner of the 0.19 Acres parcel of land; (b) thence in a North Easterly direction on a Grid Bearing of 40° 29' 48" for a Grid Distance of 27.020 metres to a concrete pillar located on the Western boundary of the said existing sixty-six (66) feet wide road; (c) thence in the South Easterly direction along the said boundary of the said road on a Grid Bearing of 128° 51' 48" for a Grid Distance of 15.928 metres to a concrete pillar; (d) thence in a South Easterly direction on a Grid Bearing of 166° 27' 58" for a Grid Distance of 17.087 metres to a concrete pillar; (e) thence in a South Westerly direction on a Grid Bearing of 217° 06' 48" for a Grid Distance of 17.471 metres to a concrete pillar; (f) thence in a North Westerly direction on a Grid Bearing of 310° 29' 48" for a Grid Distance of 30.784 metres back to the point of commencement. LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR 1.64 ACRES ALL THAT LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL of land being a portion of Block No. 151 being Grant No. 1157 of 1998, comprising of 1.64 acres situated in the Jaguar Paw, Agricultural Layout, Cayo District, being more particularly shown on a plan of subdivision attached done by Licensed Surveyor John Hertular registered at the Lands and Survey Department, Belmopan City, in Registry 7 at Entry No. 8516. It is bounded and described as followsNational Institute of Culture and History 75 On the North West, North East and South East by portions of Block No. 151 and on the South West by Entry No. 6004. Reg. No. 7. It is more particularly described as follows– (a) Commencing at a concrete pillar, that said pillar being the North Western corner of the 1.64 acres parcel of land, thence in a North Easterly direction on a Grid Bearing of 76° 51' 50" for a Grid Distance of 88.629 metres to a concrete pillar; (b) thence in a South Easterly direction on a Grid Bearing of 134° 18' 02" for a Grid Distance of 75.074 metres to a concrete pillar; (c) thence in a South Westerly direction on a Grid Bearing of 217° 06' 48" for a Grid Distance of 58.712 metres to a concrete pillar; (d) thence in a North Westerly direction on a Grid Bearing 307° 06' 48" for a Grid Distance of 131.442 metres back to the point of commencement. LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR 450 ACRES ALL THAT LOT PIECE OR PARCEL of land being the proposed Nohoch Che’en Archaeological Reserve comprising of approximately 450 acres situate in the Franks Eddy Jaguar Paw Area, Cayo District. It is bounded and described as followsOn the North and North West by the properties of Jaguar Paw (Entry No. 1519 Reg. No. 4) and J. Hall) (Plan No. 1894 Comp. 85) on the East by the property of Pinnacle Enterprises Limited and on the South and West by land now or formerly National Lands, it is more particularly described as follows76 National Institute of Culture and History (a) Commencing at a concrete pillar labelled E11 on Entry No. 8516 REG. No. 7, having U.T.M. Grid Coordinates E-324569.292 and N1903006.842 that said pillar being the most North Westerly corner of the herein described parcel of land and being the said proposed Nohoch Che’en Archaeological Reserve; (b) thence South-East for a distance of 150.272 metres to a concrete pillar labelled E1 on the said Entry having U.T.M. Grid Coordinates E- 324683.565 and N-1902909.255; (c) thence East for a distance of 54.790 metres to a concrete pillar labelled E2 located 66 feet more or less aback from the Western Bank of the Sibun River on the said entry having U.T.M. Grid Coordinates E-324738.350 and N-1902908.480; (d) thence in the said direction across the said river for an approximate distance of 47 metres to a point located 66 feet more or less East from the Eastern Bank of the Sibun River having G.P.S. coordinates E-324785.0 and N- 1902908.0; (e) thence in a Southerly direction meandering downstream 66 feet away and along the said Bank of the said river for an approximate distance of 350 metres to a point labelled ‘8’ on Entry No. 1704 Reg. No. 2 having U.T.M. Grid Coordinates E-324832.977 and N- 1902587.280, that said point being the South Western corner of a 1360 acres parcel of land owned by Pinnacle Enterprises Limited; (f) thence East along the Southern boundary of said parcel of land for a distance of 112.621 National Institute of Culture and History 77 metres to a point having U.T.M. Grid Coordinates E-324945.594 and N- 1902586.353; (g) thence South West for an approximate distance of 403 metres to a point having G.P.S. coordinates of E-324770.0 and N-1902224.0; (h) thence South West for an approximate distance of 1433 metres to a point having G.P.S. coordinates E-323702.0 and N- 1901269.0; (i) thence in the said direction for an approximate distance of 1683 metres to a point having G.P.S. coordinates E-322 231.0 and N- 1900451.0; (j) thence North West for an approximate distance of 618 metres across the said Sibun River to a point having G.P.S. coordinates E- 321982.0 and N-1901017.0; (k) thence North East for an approximate distance of 1578 metres to a point having G.P.S. coordinates E-323397.0 and N-1901715.0; (l) thence North East for a distance of 510 metres to a point having G.P.S. coordinates E- 323815.0 and N-1902006.0; (m) thence North East for a distance of 315 metres to a point located on the South Western boundary of a 200.67 acres parcel owned by Tom Greenwood and having U.T.M. Grid Coordinates E-323955.032 and N- 1902288.139; 78 National Institute of Culture and History (n) thence South East along the said boundary of the said parcel for a distance of 56.558 metres to a concrete pillar labelled 25 on Entry No. 1519 Reg. 4 having U.T.M. coordinates E- 323995.927 and N-1902249.070; (o) thence North East for a distance of 69.283 metres to a wooden peg labelled 24 on the said Entry having U.T.M. coordinates E- 324045.925 and N-1902297.031; (p) thence North East for a distance of 19.147 metres to a wooden peg labelled 23 on the said Entry having U.T.M. coordinates E- 324059.527 and N-1902310.506; (q) thence North for a distance of 65.991 metres to a concrete pillar labelled 22 on the said Entry having U.T.M. coordinates E- 324072.712 and N-1902375.165; (r) thence North East for a distance of 56.237 metres to a concrete pillar labelled 21 on the said Entry having U.T.M. coordinates E- 324108.788 and N-1902418.306; (s) thence East for a distance of 73.778 metres to a wooden peg labelled 20 on the said Entry having U.T.M. coordinates E-324180.482 and N-1902435.713; (t) thence North East for a distance of 40.942 metres to a wooden peg labelled 19 on the said Entry having U.T.M. coordinates E- 324202.370 and N-1902470.313; (u) thence in the said direction for a distance of 59.813 metres to a wooden post labelled 18 on National Institute of Culture and History 79 the said Entry having U.T.M. coordinates E- 324234.118 and N-1902521.004; (v) thence North for a distance of 92.776 metres to a concrete pillar labelled 17 on the said Entry having U.T.M. coordinates E- 324255.185 and N-1902611.355; (w) thence East for a distance of 215.570 metres to a concrete pillar located 66 feet more or less aback from the Western Bank of the Sibun River labelled FD16 on the said Entry having U.T.M. coordinates E-324468.294 and N- 1902578.885; (x) thence in a Northerly direction meandering upstream along the said bank of the said River for an approximate distance of 615 metres to a concrete pillar labelled G1 on Entry 8516 Reg. 7 having U.T.M. Grid Coordinates E- 324738.065 and N-1902888.366; (y) thence West for a distance for 46.079 metres to a concrete pillar labelled G2 on the said Entry, having U.T.M. Grid Coordinates E- 324691.991 and N-1902889.018; (z) thence North West for a distance of 169.058 metres to a wooden peg labelled D11 on the said Entry having U.T.M. grid coordinate E- 324563.432 and N-1902998.805; (aa) thence North East for a distance of 10.076 metres back to the point of commencement.
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