Xunantunich, a grand Mayan ruin in the rolling countryside of western Belize's Cayo District, had its heyday around 600-850 A.D. The main structure, El Castillo, is notable for its elegant friezes on ...

It’s not as famous as Mexico’s Chichen Itza. It’s not as tall as Guatemala’s Tikal. But here in western Belize, the Xunantunich Mayan ruins will make your jaw drop. And maybe your palms sweat.

The trip: My daughter and I celebrated her 21st birthday with a trip to Belize. We stayed at Hopkins Bay Resort in the small village of Hopkins. This photo was one of the excursions we took to visit ...

By cruise-ship shore excursion: In Belize, you can take a day trip from cruise ships docked in Belize City to the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich, Altun Ha or Lamanai, although not to Caracol, as it is too ...

XUNANTUNICH, Belize | It’s not as famous as Mexico’s Chichen Itza. It’s not as tall as Guatemala’s Tikal. By cruise-ship shore excursion: In Belize, you can take a day trip from cruise ships docked in ...

Impressive: Xunantunich, a grand Mayan ruin in the rolling countryside of western Belize's Cayo District, had its heyday around 600-850 AD. The main structure, El Castillo, is notable for its elegant ...

Xunantunich, a grand Mayan ruin in the rolling countryside of western Belize’s Cayo District, had its heyday around 600-850 A.D. The main structure, El Castillo, is notable for its elegant friezes on ...

XUNANTUNICH, Belize — It’s not as famous as Mexico’s Chichen Itza. It’s not as tall as Guatemala’s Tikal. But here in western Belize, the Xunantunich Mayan ruins will make your jaw drop. And maybe ...

XUNANTUNICH, Belize - It's not as famous as Mexico's Chichen Itza. It's not as tall as Guatemala's Tikal. But here in western Belize, the Xunantunich Mayan ruins will make your jaw drop. And maybe ...

XUNANTUNICH, Belize It’s not as famous as Mexico’s Chichen Itza. It’s not as tall as Guatemala’s Tikal. But here in western Belize, the Xunantunich Mayan ruins will make your jaw drop.