The archaeological ruins of Xunantunich, located in west Central Belize represent a Late and Terminal Classic period occupation (ca. AD 650-1000). The Castillo, seen in the background of this photograph, is one of the largest Maya buildings in Belize, more than 40 meters in height. The site is characterized by colonnaded platform mounds, causeways, ball courts.
Source: Wendy Ashmore and Richard Leventhal. 2001. Xunantunich (Cayo, Belize). In Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America, edited by Susan Toby Evans and David L. Webster. Garland: New York.
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Source: Wendy Ashmore and Richard Leventhal. 2001. Xunantunich (Cayo, Belize). In Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America, edited by Susan Toby Evans and David L. Webster. Garland: New York.
More information:
- Belize Culture History and Archaeology
- Xunantunich , from the Getty Museum, reports on conservation projects
- See The Guide to the Maya Civilization for further information.