Cahal Pech
Cahal Pech is a Maya archaeological reserve on a hill overlooking San Ignacio in the Cayo district of Belize. Its temples, palaces, courtyards and ballcourts lie only a short walk uphill from the town centre, making it one of the easiest major Maya sites in Belize to visit independently.Photo: Aquaimages, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Norman Broaster Stadium and St. Andrew’s Anglican Church.
Norman Broaster Stadium
Stadium
Norman Broaster 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.
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church
Church
Founded in 1905, St. Andrew's Church is an active Anglican congregation located on Burns Avenue in San Ignacio, Belize.
Santa Elena Sporting Complex
Stadium
Santa Elena Sporting Complex is a football stadium based in Santa Elena, Cayo, Belize. It is home to Verdes, who compete in the Premier League of Belize.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Ignacio and Bullet Tree Falls.
San Ignacio
San Ignacio is a small town in the Cayo region of Belize, with around 25,000 citizens. San Ignacio, 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.
Bullet Tree Falls
Village
Bullet Tree Falls is a village located along the Mopan River in Cayo District, Belize. It lies approximately five kilometers northwest of San Ignacio. According to the 2010 census, Bullet Tree Falls has a population of 2,124 people in 426 households. Bullet Tree Falls is situated 3 miles northwest of Cahal Pech.
Santa Familia
Village
Santa Familia is a village located along the Belize River in Cayo District, Belize. According to the 2010 census, Santa Familia has a population of 1,598 people in 321 households. Santa Familia is situated 3 miles north of Cahal Pech.
Cahal Pech
- Type: Quarter
- Description: Maya archaeological site in western Belize
- Categories: Maya site in Belize, archaeological site, protected area, and locality
- Location: Cayo, Belize, Central America, North America
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Latitude
17.1477° or 17° 8′ 52″ northLongitude
-89.0723° or 89° 4′ 20″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
769G4WXH+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 11433200261OpenStreetMap feature
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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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