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

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

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