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Xunantunich

Attraction

Xunantunich

Cayo District, Southwest of San Ignacio, San Ignacio

Located 80 miles from Belize City and 8 miles of San Ignacio Town, Xunantunich Mayan ruins is one of the largest of the ruins located in Belize. The name means “Stone Woman,” and tour groups will which you away to the ruins, which features the massive El Castillo temple. Standing 130 feet high, the temple is one of the three largest in Belize, and visitors are welcome to climb its “stairway to heaven” to the top, where views of Belize await. Tours are often combined with Cahal Pech ruins.