Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve

Xunantunich Archaeological Reserve A major ceremonial Late Classic site in Western Belize, and occupied for only 300-400 years. Scared by the apparition, the man ran back to the village.
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The name Xunantunich, which is also Yucatecan Maya for ‘Maiden of the Rock,’ was given its name by the modern inhabitants of San Jose Succotz. Local legend holds that sometime around the end of the 1800’s, a gentleman from the village went hunting near the site. At the base of the Castillo, a beautiful Maya maiden, dressed in traditional ‘huipil’ and ‘pik,’ appeared to him. Rays of light illuminat

ed the woman as she stood at the mouth of a cave that extended beneath the large structure. He later returned to the site accompanied by several villagers and their native priest, but the stone maiden had disappeared. Since then the villagers claim that the woman has appeared to several others but none have been able to follow her into the cavern.

Address

George Price Highway
San Jose Succotz

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday 08:00 - 17:00

Telephone

5018222106

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