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For the tourists from all over the world, the Altun Ha Mayan Temple Excursions in Belize City is very exciting and full of adventure and fun. Altun Ha Mayan Temple Excursions in Belize City include a visit to the ancient Altun Ha temples excursions and exploring the surrounding natural beauty of the place.

Belize Altun Ha Mayan Temple Excursions is quite easy and convenient for the traveler, as the site is close to the Belize City and the airport. Altun Ha is probably the most regularly visited Mayan site in Belize. You will take about an hour’s drive from the Belize City to reach this tourist spot.

Altun Ha got its name from the village of Rock Stone Pond and it gained a world-wide fame in the year 1968, following the discovery of the largest piece of carved jade in the entire Mayan world. A jade head has been excavated from the tallest temple of the site. It is believed that the jade head is supposed to be that of a representation of the sun god, Kinich Ahau. Altun Ha Mayan Temple Excursions in Belize City include a tour of the 2 main plazas.

You can also visit the pond which was dammed by the Mayans to ensure a continuous supply of water to the area. Apart from these Altun Ha Mayan Temple Excursions at Belize City, visitors can also arrange a trip to Caracol, Xunantunich, Altun Ha and Lamanai. Many other large sites are said to be still hidden away in the remote jungles all across the country.

The caves of Belize are renowned for the rich and hidden Mayan treasures that have been found deep inside their chambers. Caves were the sacred sites for the Mayans, and many are found in Belize, containing ceremonial artifacts, numerous carvings and skeletons of sacrificial victims of religious rites.

Tours to Belize include a visit to the caves that were once hidden in thick jungle of Belize. The Mayan Temples of Belize have been restored to their original splendor and aura to attract more and more tourists to this place. Altun Ha is a great example of the Mayan architectural accomplishments of the last 2000 years.

Altun Ha is one of the most famous Mayan Centers, founded in around 600 BC. There are many temples that exited in this region, of which the largest is the “Temple of the Masonry Altars”. This temple is 54 feet or 16 meters high. The site covers an area of about 5 miles and the central square mile of the site has remains of about 500 structures.

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