El Pilar
El Pilar is a large ancient Maya city and forest reserve in the Cayo District of western Belize, directly on the border with Guatemala. Hidden beneath dense Maya forest about 12 km north of San Ignacio, it is the largest known Maya centre in the Belize River area.
- Locality
- …is also known as “El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Maya Flora and Fauna”
- Description: protected area
El Pilar
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Latitude
17.2539° or 17° 15′ 14″ north
Longitude
-89.1455° or 89° 8′ 44″ west
Open location code
769G7V33+GR
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“El Pilar” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “El Pilar (lloc arqueològic)”
- Catalan: “Jaciment arqueològic del Pilar”
- Dutch: “El Pilar”
- Esperanto: “El Pilar”
- French: “El Pilar”
- German: “El Pilar”
- Italian: “El Pilar”
- Lithuanian: “El Pilaras”
- Polish: “El Pilar”
- Russian: “Эль-Пилар”
- Spanish: “El Pilar (Belice)”
- Spanish: “El Pilar (sitio arqueológico)”
- Spanish: “El Pilar”
- Spanish: “Monumento Cultural El Pilar para la Flora y Fauna Mayas”
- Ukrainian: “Ель-Пілар”
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