Pyramid Explorer

El Castillo (Xunantunich)

Cayo District, Belize

Pyramid-temple with a stucco frieze. Height: 40 m. Date: Phase A-6-2nd around 800 CE; no date for the final phase.

Shrine, administrative center and elite residence. About 40 m tall, it is the second-tallest Maya structure in Belize, and the frieze visible today is a reproduction.

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