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, as well as near the village Calla Creek.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 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.
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.
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 2½ miles north of Xunantunich ruin site.
Xunantunich ruin site
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cayo, Belize, Central America, North America
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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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