Where The Sun Sets on the Water - Sarteneja Village Corozal District Belize

Where The Sun Sets on the Water in Sarteneja fishing Village of Corozal District in Northern Belize. Sarteneja Fishing Village. Sarteneja is the largest fishing community and the second largest village in Belize. It recorded a population of 3,500 according to a 2016 estimate. The name Sarteneja is a Castilian distortion of its original Mayan name Tza-ten-a-ha, which means 'water between the rocks'. Sarteneja is on the Sarteneja Peninsula, approximately fifty km by road from Corozal Town and is near the privately owned Shipstern Conservation & Management Area. The village's economy is based primarily on fishing for lobster, conch, and finfish. There are many farmers, particularly retired fishermen who now farm. Tourism is becoming increasingly significant as a source of income or at least as another alternative livelihood for those who no longer fish.