Santa Rita
Santa Rita is a Maya ruin and an archaeological reserve on the outskirts of Corozal, Belize. Historical evidence suggests that it was probably the ancient and important Maya city known as Chetumal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: Ruined Mayan city in Belize
- Also known as: “Santa Rita Corozal” and “Santa Rita, Corozal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Corozal Airport.
Corozal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corozal Airport is an airport that serves Corozal, Belize. It is located at the south entrance of Corozal, in Ranchito village, and is therefore known as Ranchito Airport. Corozal Airport is situated 1½ miles southwest of Santa Rita.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corozal Town and Xaibe.
Corozal Town
Photo: Marrovi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Corozal Town in Northern Belize lies on the Caribbean Sea, 9 miles from the Mexican border. It has a population of approximately 8,100, and is the capital of the district of Corozal.
Xaibe
Village
Xaibe is a small rural settlement in the country of Belize mainly consisting of people from the Yucatec Maya ethnicity. It is located in Corozal District. Xaibe is situated 3 miles southwest of Santa Rita.
Chan Chen
Village
Chan Chen is a village located in Corozal District, Belize. Most of the inhabitants speak Spanish or Yucatec Maya, along with some English. The name Chan Chen is Yucatec Maya meaning "small well" in English. Most Chan Chen inhabitants are of Maya ancestry. Chan Chen is situated 3 miles northwest of Santa Rita.
Santa Rita
- Categories: human settlement, archaeological site, and locality
- Location: Corozal District, Belize, Central America, North America
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Latitude
18.40292° or 18° 24′ 11″ northLongitude
-88.39422° or 88° 23′ 39″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
76CHCJ34+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 9270958266OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Santa Rita” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Santa Rita”
- Dutch: “Santa Rita Corozal”
- German: “Santa Rita Corozal”
- German: “Santa Rita”
- Japanese: “サンタ・リタ遺跡”
- Spanish: “Santa Rita Corozal”
- Swedish: “Santa Rita”
- Ukrainian: “Санта-Рита-Коросаль”
- “Santa Rita, Corozal”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Santa Rita”. Photo: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0.