Xunantunich ruin site
Xunantunich ruin site is a ruin in Cayo, Belize. Xunantunich ruin site is situated nearby to the town Benque Viejo del Carmen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Xunantunich.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benque Viejo del Carmen and Melchor de Mencos.
Benque Viejo del Carmen
Town
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Benque Viejo del Carmen, usually shortened to Benque or Benque Viejo, is the westernmost town in Belize. It is located right on the Guatemalan border, across from the Guatemalan town of Melchor de Mencos, and is located 130 km by road west and south of Belize City.
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.
Xunantunich ruin site
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cayo, Belize, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.08389° or 17° 5′ 2″ northLongitude
-89.13389° or 89° 8′ 2″ westElevation
292 feet (89 metres)Open location code
769G3VM8+HCGeoNames ID
6941824
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