I thought the Central American destination would be a nice getaway, at most, but it turned into a spiritual escape.

It’s not as famous as Mexico’s Chichen Itza. It’s not as tall as Guatemala’s Tikal. But here in western Belize, the Xunantunich Mayan ruins will make your jaw drop. And maybe your palms sweat.

Over the river and through the trees lie the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich. First unearthed in British Honduras at the turn of the last century, this ancient archeological site is one of the finest in ...

The trip: My daughter and I celebrated her 21st birthday with a trip to Belize. We stayed at Hopkins Bay Resort in the small village of Hopkins. This photo was one of the excursions we took to visit ...

BELIZE: In this Belize travel guide we show you the best things to do in Belize. These tourist activities include going to ...

The Xunantunich archaeological project, 1991-1997 / Richard M. Leventhal ... [et al.] -- Provincial politics and current models of the Maya state / Lisa J. LeCount and Jason Yaeger -- Antecedents, ...

They were a mysterious dynasty rulers who rose to dominate much of the ancient Maya world around 1,500 years ago. But a new discovery, hidden at a royal tomb in the ancient Maya ruins of Xunantunich ...

Xunantunich, a grand Mayan ruin in the rolling countryside of western Belize's Cayo District, had its heyday around 600-850 A.D. The main structure, El Castillo, is notable for its elegant friezes on ...