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This article is part of the Maya ruins of Belize series Altun Ha Cahal Pech Caracol Cerros El Pilar Lamanai Louisville Lubaantun Nim Li Punit Xunantunich Altun Ha is the name given ruins of an ancient Maya city in Belize, located in the Belize District about 30 miles (50 km) north of Belize City and about 6 miles (10 km) west of the shore of the Caribbean Sea. The Maya are people of southern Mexico and northern Central America (Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and El Salvador) with some 3,000 years of history. ... General info: Large flag of Belize Dimensions: 453x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... Cahal Pech is a Maya site located near the Town of San Ignacio in the Cayo District of Belize. ... Caracol or El Caracol is the name given to a large ancient Maya site located in the Cayo District of the nation of Belize. ... Lamanai (Submerged Crocodile in the Maya language) was once a considerably sized city of the Maya civilization, located in the north of Belize, in Orange Walk District. ... Louisville is a town in the Corozal District of the nation of Belize, located at 18° 19 N, 88° 30 W. According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 655 people. ... Lubaantun (sometimes spelled Lubaantún) is a Pre-Columbian ruined city of the Maya civilization in southern Belize, Central America. ... Nim Li Punit, sometimes also known as Big Hat or Top Hat (especially shortly after its discovery) is an ancient Maya site in the Toledo District of the nation of Belize, about 40 km north of the town of Punta Gorda, at 16° 19 N, 88° 47 60W. The name... Xunantunich (shoo-NAHN-too-nich) is a Maya archaeological site in western Belize, about 80 miles (130 km) west of Belize City, in the Cayo District. ... The Maya are people of southern Mexico and northern Central America (Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and El Salvador) with some 3,000 years of history. ... Belize District is a district of the nation of Belize, with its district capital in the nations largest city, Belize City. ... Memorial Park, Belize City The Swing Bridge, Belize City Belize City is the largest city in the Central American nation of Belize. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a tropical body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ... "Altun Ha" is a modern name in the Maya language, coined by translating the name of the nearby village of Rockstone Pond. The ancient name is at present unknown. The Mayan languages are a family of related languages spoken from South-Eastern Mexico through northern Central America as far south as Honduras. ... The largest of Altun Ha's temple-pyramids, the "Temple of the Masonry Altars", is 54 feet (16 m) high. A drawing of this structure is the logo of Belize's leading brand of beer, "Belikin". A typical mug of lager beer, showing the golden colour of the beer and the foamy head floating on top. ... Belikin is the leading domestically produced beer in Belize. ... The site covers an area of about 5 miles (8 km) square. The central square mile of the site has remains of some 500 structures. A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... Archeological investigations show that Altun Ha was occupied by 200 BC. The bulk of construction was from the Maya Classic era, c. 200 to 900 AD, when the site may have had a population of about 10,000 people. About 900 there was some looting of elite tombs of the site, which some think is suggestive of a revolt against the site's rulers. The site remained populated for about another century after that, but with no new major ceremonial or elite architecture built during that time. After this the population dwindled, with a moderate surge of reoccupation in the 12th century before declining again to a small agricultural village. Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC - 200 BC - 199 BC 198 BC... For other uses, see number 200. ... Events Persian scientist, Rhazes, distinguished smallpox from measles in the course of his writings. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The ruins of the ancient structures had their stones reused for residential construction of the agricultural village of Rockstone Pond in modern times, but the ancient site did not come to the attention of archeologists until 1963, when the existence of a sizable ancient site was recognized from the air by pilot and amateur Mayanist Hal Ball. A portion of the ruins of Altun Ha, Belize, with the Temple of the Masonry Altars visible in the background across a plaza. ... Ruins of Altun Ha, Belize, showing architectural grotesque masks, detail on temple pyramid. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Starting in 1965 an archeological team lead by Dr. David Pendergast of the Royal Ontario Museum began extensive excavations and restorations of the site, which continued through 1970. One of the most spectacular discoveries is a large (almost 10 pounds or 5 kilograms) piece of jade elaborately carved into an image of the head of the Maya Sun God, Kinich Ahau. This jade head is considered one of the national treasures of Belize. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The mosaic ceiling of the rotunda entrance to the museum. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A selection of antique, hand-crafted Chinese jadeite jade buttons Jade An ornamental stone, jade is a name applied to two different silicate minerals. ... Maya mythology refers to the pre-Columbian Maya civilizations extensive polytheistic religious beliefs. ... A road connects Altun Ha to Belize's Northern Highway, and the site is accessible for tourism. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... External links Altun Ha on BelizeDistrict.com Altun Ha on Belize-Vacation.com Categories: Belize | Maya sites

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