No trip to Belize would be complete without visiting a Mayan ruin (or two), and one of the most famous of all is Xunantunich, ...

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 ...

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.

(AP Photo/The Belize Tourist Board) ANCIENT ATTRACTIONS: The Maya cities known as Caracol, above, and Xunantunich, left, draw visitors to Belize.

STONE WOMAN AND EL CASTILLO This complex of ruins got its Maya name, Xunantunich — meaning “Stone Woman” — from a sun-soaked apparition said to haunt the site.

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 ...

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 ...

STONE WOMAN AND EL CASTILLO: This complex of ruins got its Maya name, Xunantunich – meaning “Stone Woman” – from a sun-soaked apparition said to haunt the site.

However, with more than 600 Mayan ruins in Belize, the area that makes up the modern-day country played an integral part in Mayan history. In fact, Belize is known for its fascinating ancient sites.

XUNANTUNICH, Belize — 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 ...

The morning of Travel Agent’s third day in Belize began at the Mayan City of Xunantunich, located a few miles from the western border and about 20 minutes from the hotel I was staying at, San ...

XUNANTUNICH, Belize - 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.