CARACOL

• Discovered in 1938• More than 4,000

structures spread across 55 square miles and more than 55 tombs have been discovered.

• Named “the snail”for the winding road through the Maya Mountains

• Located in the Chiquibul Forest south of San Ignacio

CAHAL PECH

• Consists of 34 structures covering about two acres

• First developed during the pre classic period (1000 BC to 200 A.D.)and abandoned around 800 A.D.

• Site offers a panoramic view of the Belize River Valley

• Across the Guatemalan Border, this is probably the most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century.

• Estimated that 1 million people worked over a thousand years to build this city

• 3,000 palaces dating back 6,000 years have been discovered.

LAMANAI

• Located in the Orange Walk District of northern Belize

• Reached by Boat

• Settled around 1500 B.C. but still inhabited into the 19th century

• Informative tour provided by Mayan caretakers

XUANTUNICH

• 3 Miles from San Ignacio, and is accessible by a short ferry ride.

• 130 foot temple with carved friezes showing monkeys, warrior masks, and the Mayan symbol for spring

• From the top of the temple, visitors can see the rangeland and jungle of eastern Belize

EL PILAR RESERVE

• Built during the course of 15 centuries

• Includes more than 25 plazas, 15 courtyards, ball courts, a major palace and a formidable causeway

• Fertile area for Mayans to grow cash crops such as tobacco, cacao and cotton.

MAYFLOWER ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESERVE

• Located at the base of the Maya mountains

• Consists of three ruins: Mayflower, Tau Witz & Maintzunum

• This city is small, but is still under excavation.

• Located off the Southern Highway between Dangriga and the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

MAYFLOWER ARCHAELOGICAL RESERVE

• Two hiking trails leading through the rain forest to waterfalls.

• The falls have several “dipping pools”

• The area has myriad birds, orchids and wildlife