Corozal Museum (129 South End, Corozal, northern Belize) — Called ‘A Window to the Past’, the exhibit at this little museum focuses on the experience of the East Indian population, who arrived around 1838 as indentured servants working on the sugar plantations. The museum is located about a half-mile south of town right on the […]
Coastal Zone Museum (North Front Street, Belize City) — Next door to, and entered from, the Caye Caulker Water Taxi Terminal, this small museum has a limited number of pictures, models and carapaces of Belizean aquatic life, plus summary information on the Belize Barrier Reef World Heritage sites and a few dioramas of marine ecosystems. […]
Caracol (Cayo District, Belize) – located 52 miles south of San Ignacio (western Belize), Caracol, as this site is known, was once one of the most powerful cities in the entire Maya world. This area now lies enshrouded by thick jungle near the Guatemalan border, a two-hour drive from San Ignacio. Sitting high on the […]
Cahal Pech (1 mile south of San Ignacio, western Belize) — High atop a hill on the southern outskirts of San Ignacio, Cahal Pech is the oldest-known Maya site in the Belize River valley, having been first settled between 1500 and 1000 BC. Less impressive than Xunantunich and Caracol, it’s still a fascinating example of […]
Altun Ha Archaeological Site (Rockstone Pond Village – a half-hour drive (31 miles) north of Belize City,) – this is Belize’s second most visited archaeological site, which takes up 44 acres. The most significant structure in this area is the Sun God Temple (a.k.a. Temple of the Masonry Altars). Another major structure within this area […]
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