Cerros
Cerros is an Eastern Lowland Maya archaeological site in northern Belize that functioned from the Late Preclassic to the Postclassic period. The site reached its apogee during the Mesoamerican Late Preclassic and at its peak, it held a population of approximately 1,089 people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: HJPD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copper Bank and Corozal Town.
Copper Bank
Village
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Copper Bank is a fishing village in the Corozal District of Belize. It is situated on the west bank of Laguna Seca, a shallow lagoon that empties into Chetumal Bay just north-east of the village. Copper Bank is situated 2 miles south of Cerros.
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.
Chunox
Village
Chunox is a village located in the Corozal District of Belize, with a population of 1,143 people. It is primarily an agricultural community surrounded by sugar cane fields, and is located on the east bank of Laguna Seca. Chunox is situated 4 miles south of Cerros.
Cerros
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Belize
- Categories: Maya site in Belize, protected area, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Corozal District, Belize, Central America, North America
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Cerros” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Serros”
- Cebuano: “Cerros”
- Dutch: “Cerros”
- Esperanto: “Cerros”
- French: “Cerros”
- German: “Cerro Maya”
- German: “Cerros”
- Hebrew: “גבעות”
- Irish: “Cerros”
- Italian: “Cerros”
- Lithuanian: “Serosas”
- Macedonian: “Серос”
- Polish: “Cerros”
- Russian: “Серрос”
- Spanish: “Cerros”
- Swedish: “Cerros”
- Ukrainian: “Керрос”
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