The area also contains El Castillo (The Castle), a 43-meter-tall pyramid complex that is the second tallest building in ancient or modern Belize. Brown said Xunantunich was strategically located along ...

Discover the grandeur of an ancient civilisation at western Belize’s Xunantunich ruins. It’s not as famous as Mexico’s Chichen Itza. It’s not as tall as Guatemala’s Tikal. But here in ...

From the top of El Castillo, the tallest Mayan ruin at Xunantunich and second-largest man-made structure in Belize, I could see forever, and it took my breath away. Our guide called out to my ...

Drive about 70 miles west of Belize City and you'll discover a cluster ... just 6 miles south of the town at the ancient Maya site, Xunantunich. Set along the Mopan River and less than a mile ...

The town sits a little more than 60 miles southwest of Belize City and is home to historic landmarks that are mere minutes away, like Cahal Pech and Xunantunich Maya sites. San Ignacio is home to ...