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Cahal Pech
17.1457° N, -89.0741° E
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Cahal Pech is a Maya site located near the town of San Ignacio in the Cayo District of Belize. The site was a palatial, hilltop home for an elite Maya family, and though the most major construction dates to the Classic period, evidence of continuous habitation has been dated to as far back as 1200 BCE during the Early Middle Formative period (Early Middle Preclassic), making Cahal Pech one of the oldest recognizably Maya sites in Western Belize.
Historical Timeline
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Earliest habitation
c. 1200 BCE
Abandonment
9th century CE
Naming and first studies
1950s
Primary excavation began
1988
Restoration completed
2000
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