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El Pilar is an ancient Maya city center located on the Belize-Guatemala border. The site is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of San Ignacio, Belize and can be accessed through the San Ignacio and Bullet Tree Falls on the Belize River . [1]
El Pilar is an ancient Maya city that has been transformed into a Living Museum and Laboratory to create a Conservation Model for our Future. El Pilar straddles the borders of Belize and Guatemala in the Maya Forest. For many centuries, dense jungle has been the guardian of El Pilar.
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It’s the single largest Belize River Valley site and was once home to a population of 20,000 during the Maya Classic Period, circa 800 BC, yet many of the large public buildings weren’t added to this settlement until around 250 BC. Another unique aspect of El Pilar is its proximity to water.
El Pilar, which translates to ‘watering basin’ in Spanish, is undoubtedly one of Belize’s most significant archaeological treasures. It spans 120 acres and includes: 15 plazas. Several large temples and palaces. A large ball court. Multiple reservoirs. Hundreds of other structures.
Weather, plant encroachment, and looting of antiquities threaten El Pilar, the largest ancient Maya city in the Belize River area. Recent excavations have revealed some twenty-five plazas, intricate palaces, and temples rising as high as the forest cover.
