In 1981, Francis Ford Coppola found an abandoned Belize jungle lodge and turned it into a family retreat; 12 years later Blancaneaux opened as a 20-room resort, now drawing about 85% of its power from a creek
- Posted on October 12, 2026
- By The Times of India
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In 1981, Francis Ford Coppola found an abandoned Belize jungle lodge and turned it into a family retreat; 12 years later Blancaneaux opened as a 20-room resort, now drawing about 85% of its power from a creek
In 1981, American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola bought an abandoned hunting lodge in the forests of western Belize. The private retreat for his family later became Blancaneaux Lodge, a 20-room resort surrounded by pine forests, rivers and waterfalls.
