Maya Ruins of Lamanai - Last Surviving Maya City

Located in the Orange Walk disctrict, Lamanai had one of the longest histories known in the Maya world, being continuously occupied from 1500 BC to 1675 AD, up to the arrival of Spanish conquistadors. It offers one of Belize’s largest ceremonial centers, perched right along the New River Lagoon. Howler monkeys and many species of tropical birds live in the surrounding jungle. Nearby lay the remains of an old sugar mill as well. (Click on the headline link to watch this photograph collection)