Xunantunich Maya Ruins –“Maiden of the Rock” The name of this ancient Mayan ruin is a tongue twister, but to indigenous peoples who made this sacred site their home for millennia, Xunantunich was a safe, secure hilltop area with plenty of vantage points, just in case a neighboring ...
Xunantunich Mayan Ruins Xunantunich (Mayan pronunciation: [ʃunanˈtunitʃ]) is an Ancient Maya archaeological site in western Belize, about 70 miles (110 km) west of Belize City, in the Cayo District. Xunantunich is located atop a ridge above the Mopan River, well within sight of...
Xunantunich or Maiden of the Rock is situated on the Western Highway across the river from the village of San Jose Succotz. This major ceremonial center can be reached by ferry daily and it is only 1.5 Kilometer (one mile) from some lovely rapids of the Mopan River. This Classic Period...
Our tour operator was very professional and made sure we were safe and was very informative for sharing history with us about the country. Be prepared for a half hour hour walk through the jungle to get to cave tubing, but once you get there, it’s worth...
There have been a number of stelae (carved stone markers) and panels rediscovered here which are slowly bringing the sites history into focus. Xunantunich, like many other Lowland sites, was involved with the struggle between the two superpowers of the day; Tikal and Calakmul. These Lowland ...
We kept him in the loop since we’d have to be back to our ship early. He let us know on our way back from the Mayan Ruins we can stop at local areas to shop and sight see! He had a wealth of knowledge about the ruins which my husband...
Upon arriving at the majestic Mayan Ruins of Xunantunich, which means ‘Maiden of the Rock’, your knowledgeable local guide will give you a thorough 2-hour tour of these mystical ruins, and tell of the great history of the mysteriousMayan people. ...
WE have done the Xunantunich ruins in Belize and this past Sept did Lamanai ruins in Belize. Both were fantastic tours and I highly recommend both of them. We have also done lots of ruins in Mexico, we are also history buffs and can't pass up something like this. Belize is gre...
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Xunantunich is the exception. You won’t be required to forge rivers, squeeze into caves or bat bugs as you walk through jungle, and you don’t have to be a student of Mayan history to appreciate the plaza, stucco friezes, ceremonial masks and enigmatic designs scrawled along the bases ...