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Cahal Pech Mayan Ruins & Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 12 attractions in San Ignacio
Traveler Description: This ancient Mayan site features a museum and several dozen surviving structures.
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Attraction type: Ancient ruins
Address: San Ignacio
Belize

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4 of 5 stars
GoingEverywhere   151 contributions
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 22, 2009

One of the best things about Cahal Pech is that it's right in San Ignacio and just a few minutes from any hotel. We arrived in San Ignacio late in the day and immediately went here for a quick tour. As long as you have about 60-90 minutes to spare, you have plenty of time to see this site. If... more

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5 of 5 stars
simmie17   84 contributions
wayne,pa
Jul 25, 2009

Visited this ruin on a excursion from Enchantment of the Seas a few days ago. We had a fabulous tour guide named Rudy- I cannot recall the name of the excursion co but it is the one RCCL uses. The bus ride took about 1 1/2 hrs and some of it is on bumpy road. You see the countryside and... more

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4 of 5 stars
ForReality   16 contributions
Oregon
Jul 15, 2009

We went on a Sunday morning, and we were the ONLY people walking amonst the oldest (known) Mayan city's ruins in Belize. Sitting atop the high platform, listening to the birds and watching the many-hued butterlies flitting about, we really felt a sense of the Mayan people. We could see Xunantunich, 6 miles away. The museum was informative and well... more

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5 of 5 stars
donniebeez   21 contributions
Savannah, Georgia
Jul 13, 2009

Had a great little afternoon hike up the hill from San Ignacio to this little gem of a Mayan site. The little museum was informative with some cool artifacts and a human skeleton from Xunantunich. The site itself is pretty remarkable. We explored the ruins, just the 3 of us. It was Saturday afternoon, just before closing and the sun... more

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4 of 5 stars
Zaknafein   16 contributions
Philadelphia
May 19, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

We spent a few hours in Cahal Pech late in the afternoon the day we arrived in Belize. It's one of the oldest Mayan ruins in existence, and for that reason alone is worth a quick visit. It's not a large site, and the structures are not nearly as imposing as some of the more famous sites, but the history... more

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4 of 5 stars
gdown64   131 contributions
Melbourne Australia
Feb 27, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

A small but pleasant site on the edge of town. I recommend a taxi to the site and walking back to town. The guide touts are not worth the bother. more

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5 of 5 stars
ohiowanderer   21 contributions
Columbus OH
Dec 31, 2008

Don't overlook these ruins. WIth Tikal, Caracol and Xunantunich, people might not bother with Cahal Pech. I was there yesterday morning, early. No one else was there. I saw an agouti. The tropical setting is gorgeous. And it was fun walking around through the ruins, through the tunnels, in and out of rooms. I only spent 30 minutes but it... more

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5 of 5 stars
WhirledPeas   33 contributions
Denver, Colorado
Feb 26, 2008
5
people found this review helpful

Cahael Pech is one of the oldest Mayan sites. We learned that the Mayan rulers would often build on top of what other rulers had already built. So, most of the lower parts of the ruins were the oldest. I'm glad we went with a guide. Our guide, Victor (from the Mopan River Resort) talked a lot about the vegetation... more

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