Altun Ha is the name given ruins of an ancient Maya city in Belize, located in the Belize District about 30 miles (50 km) north of Belize City and about 6 miles (10 km) west of the shore of the Caribbean Sea.
The site covers an area of about 5 miles (8 km) square. The ruins of
the ancient structures had their stones reused for residential
construction of the agricultural village of Rockstone Pond in modern
times, but the ancient site did not come to the attention of
archeologists until 1963. The Old Northern Highway connects Altun Ha to
Belize's Northern Highway, and the site is accessible for tourism.
The largest of Altun Ha's temple-pyramids, the "Temple of the Masonry
Altars", is 54 feet (16 m) high. A drawing of this structure is the logo
of Belize's leading brand of beer, "Belikin".
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