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Cahal Pech

Cahal Pech is a Maya site located near the town of San Ignacio in the of . The site was a palatial, hilltop home for an elite Maya family, and though the most major construction dates to the Classic period, evidence of continuous…
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Maya archaeological site in western Belize
  • Also known as: “Cahal Pech Archaeological Reserve”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cahal Pech Village Resort and Norman Broaster Stadium.

Hotel
Photo: Laslovarga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the largest hotels in , and sits alongside the ancient Maya Ruins of Cahal Pech. The hotel has been in operation since 1995 and was founded by Daniel and Miriam Silva. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Cahal Pech.

Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Verdes FC in the Premier League of Belize of the Football Federation of Belize. is situated 1 mile north of Cahal Pech.

Church
Photo: Kaldari, CC0.
Founded in 1905, St. Andrew's Church is an active Anglican congregation located on Burns Avenue in . is situated 1 mile north of Cahal Pech.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Ignacio and Cristo Rey.

Photo: 65mb, CC BY 2.0.
is a small town in the region of , with around 25,000 citizens. , or Cayo as it is called, is on the Macal river, and makes a good and affordable base for exploration of the stunning regions around it, with plenty of day trips to be taken and several decent tour guides willing to take you.

Village
is a village in the of central interior , situated on the east bank of the . The village is in an agricultural region with the most frequent crops being citrus and banana. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cahal Pech.

Locality
is a village in the of central interior . It is situated north of and named for its placement near the confluence of the and where the is formed. is situated 2½ miles north of Cahal Pech.

Cahal Pech

Latitude
17.14545° or 17° 8′ 44″ north
Longitude
-89.07386° or 89° 4′ 26″ west
Elevation
591 feet (180 metres)
Open location code
769G4WWG+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 201661582
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3582494
Wiki­data ID
Q968463
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Cahal Pech” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Cahal Pech”
  • Cebuano: “Cahal Pech”
  • Chinese: “卡哈帕奇”
  • Dutch: “Cahal Pech”
  • Esperanto: “Cahal Pech”
  • French: “Cahal Pech”
  • German: “Cahal Pech”
  • Italian: “Cahal Pech”
  • Japanese: “カル・ペチ”
  • Lithuanian: “Kahal Pečas”
  • Macedonian: “Кахал Печ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cahal Pech”
  • Norwegian: “Cahal Pech”
  • Polish: “Cahal Pech”
  • Portuguese: “Cahal Pech”
  • Russian: “Кахаль Печ”
  • Russian: “Кахаль-Печ”
  • Spanish: “Cahal Pech”
  • Swedish: “Cahal Pech”
  • Ukrainian: “Кахаль-Печ”
  • “Cahal Pech”

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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 “Cahal Pech”. Photo: Aquaimages, CC BY-SA 2.5.