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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 Santa Rita Xunantunich 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. Xunantunich is located atop a ridge above the Mopan River, within sight of the Guatemala border. Its name means "Stone Woman" in the Maya language, and, like many names given to Maya archaeological sites, is a modern name; the ancient name is currently unknown. The "Stone Woman" refers to the ghost of a woman claimed by several people to inhabit the site. She is dressed completely in white, and has fire-red glowing eyes. She generally appears in front of El Castillo; ascends up the stone stairs and disappears into a stone wall. The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its spectacular art, monumental architecture, and very sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belize. ... 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. ... 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. ... Cerros is a Mayan temple dating from the late formative period (330BC-1AD), located on a peninsula overlooking Chetumal Bay in Belize. ... El Pilar is the name given to ruins of an ancient Maya city in Belize, located in the Cayo District straddling the Belize-Guatemala border, 12 miles (19 km) north-west of the town of San Ignacio. ... Lamanai (from Lamaan Ai, submerged crocodile in Yukatek Maya) is a Mesoamerican archaeological site, and 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... The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its spectacular art, monumental architecture, and very sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems. ... Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek: αρχαίος, archae, ancient; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Belize City, Belize is the largest city of the Central American nation Belize, and its former capital. ... The Cayo District is a district in the west of the nation of Belize. ... Hand cranked ferry on Mopal River in Belize. ... Most of the structures date from the Maya Classic Era, about 200 to 900. There is evidence that some structures were damaged by an earthquake while they were occupied; this earthquake may have been a reason for the site's abandonment. For other uses, see number 200. ... Persian sfuckentist, Rhazes, distinguished smallpox from measles in the course of his writings. ... The core of Xunantunich occupies about 1 square mile (2.6 km²), consisting of a series of 6 plazas surrounded by more than 25 temples and palaces. One of its structures, the pyramid known as "El Castillo," the second tallest structure in Belize (after the temple at Caracol), at some 130 feet (40 m) tall. Archeological excavations have revealed a number of fine stucco facades on some of the ancient temples of this site. Also known as the pyramid of the sun El Castillo (Spanish for The Castle) is a spectacular pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán. ... The first modern explorations of the site were conducted by Thomas Gann in 1894 and 1895. Several projects of archeological excavations have been conducted at the site from the 1930s through the 1990s. Thomas William Francis Gann (1867-1938) was a medical doctor by profession, but is best remembered for his work as an amateur archeologist exploring ruins of the Maya civilization. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... [edit] Photographs Closeup of the Castillo Main plaza with Castillo in distance Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 6. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 6. ... Xunantunich, Belize; main plaza with view of Castillo. ... Even closer of Castillo XUNANTUNICH close up of Main temple (Maya Civilationzation Belize) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... North Frieze on the Castillo XUNANTUNICH West Freize (Maya Civilationzation Belize) File links The following pages link to this file: Xunantunich Categories: GFDL images ... East Frieze on the Castillo XUNANTUNICH East Frize Castillo (Maya Civilationzation Belize) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Closeup of the Castillo Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 6. ... Ball court XUNANTUNICH Basketball court (Maya Civilationzation Belize) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... [edit] External links Xunantunich on bvar.org Coordinates: 17°05′02″N, 89°08′02″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Categories: Belize geography stubs | Maya sites in Belize

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