Socotz
Socotz is an archaeological site in Cayo, Belize. Socotz is situated nearby to the town Benque Viejo del Carmen, as well as near the aerodrome San Ignacio Town Airstrip.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Xunantunich and San Ignacio Town Airstrip.
Xunantunich
Photo: Thomas Shahan, CC BY 2.0.
Xunantunich is an archaeological site outside the town of San Jose Succotz, in the Cayo District of Belize.
San Ignacio Town Airstrip
Aerodrome
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Ignacio Town Airstrip is a public use airport serving San Ignacio, a town in the Cayo District of Belize. The airport is 6 kilometres southwest of San Ignacio and 5 kilometres east of the border with Guatemala. San Ignacio Town Airstrip is situated 2 miles northeast of Socotz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benque Viejo del Carmen and Calla Creek.
Benque Viejo del Carmen
Town
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Benque Viejo del Carmen is the westernmost town in Belize, 130 km by road west and south of Belize City, at the Guatemalan border. San Ignacio lies 13 km to the east and Melchor de Mencos just across the border. Benque Viejo del Carmen is situated 1½ miles southwest of Socotz.
Calla Creek
Village
Calla Creek is a village in the Cayo District of central interior Belize. It is situated along the Mopan River near the border with Guatemala. The village is in an agricultural region with the most frequent crops being citrus and banana. Calla Creek is situated 3 miles northwest of Socotz.
Melchor de Mencos
Photo: Rudy Canales, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melchor de Mencos is in Guatemala on the border with Belize and is usually a place that most travelers merely pass through, but it does have some stelae and zoomorphs in a square not far away.
Socotz
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cayo, Belize, Central America, North America
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Latitude
17.08333° or 17° 5′ northLongitude
-89.11667° or 89° 7′ westElevation
404 feet (123 metres)Open location code
769G3VMM+88GeoNames ID
3581017
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