Belize

Xunantunich Mayan Ruins

A river crossing before the ancient city At Xunantunich, the journey begins at the Mopan River. Near San José Succotz in western Belize, visitors cross by a hand-cranked ferry before reaching the archaeological reserve. The passage is more than an attractive prelude. It makes clear that this was a city in a landscape of river routes, settlements and fields, not an isolated pyramid placed for a photograph. Belize's National Institute of Culture and History places…...