Xunantunich is a pyramid found 80 miles west of Belize city in Belize. It is on top of a ridge by the Mopan river. The pyramid is 31/50ths of a mile west of the Guatemalan border. At the time of its construction religion was at its peak. Over 200,000 people lived in Belize.
The people that lived by the pyramid were fed by farmers that were spread out over the country side.The people lived in small kin-based villages near the main pyramid. The villages and the farmers were completely self-sufficient. The reason why the settlers lasted as long as they did is because they didn't depend on no big city. Their farm land was fertile, they lived next to the river so there was no reason to move.
The fist modern exploration of the pyramid was in the 1890's. The head explorer was Tomas Gann. He moved to the area from Britain. He was the district surgeon. He was interested with the locals and the history of the area.
The area people have said that the name means "Stone Woman". But the real translation in still unknown. The reason they think the name is stone woman is because they claim to have seen a ghost of a woman. The woman is dressed in all white. She is usually seen at the bottom of the stairs and then walks up them. when she reaches the top she walks through a stone wall.
The site of Xunantunich was the first site like it to be opened in Belize. You can go on tours to the site and poke around there for a while then go home.
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