Archaeology in the Corozal District
The Corozal District is rich in Mayan Archaeology, but very few of the sites have been excavated.
Santa Rita
The Mayan site of Santa Rita is in Corozal Town. It has been excavated,
and the site is open to the public. Click on one of the green icons below
for a wide angle, normal, or close-up locator map:
Cerros
Cerros is on the Shipstern Peninsula, a little east of Corozal Town.
Click on one of the green icons below for a wide angle, normal, or
close-up locator map:
Others
There are numerous other sites which have not been excavated, and are not really open to the public. Some are just mounds, and many have already been looted.
Latest Archaeological News
NICH brought a team of people with the Jade Head and other artifacts to Corozal on March 2, 2010.
The Jade Head is such an icon of Belize that it appears on the face of each denomination of paper money, right there with Her Majesty, The Queen! It's in the upper left corner.
A number of school classes as well as people of Corozal had the priviledge of viewing and hearing about the most significant Mayan discovery of Belize. Representatives of NICH were on hand to organize the viewing and give relevant talks to those attending. Corozal's own Darcy Correa, a CCC and CJC graduate talked all day long enlightening those who came. It was a great day for the town.
Here is where you can find more information about the Jade Head.
— NICH
