El Pilar

El Pilar

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While most archaeological excavations in the Mayan region have focused on searching for tombs and uncovering great pyramids, Dr. Anabel Ford researched El Pilar with an eye toward understanding how the individual family lived in a Mayan development.

El Pilar, straddling the border between Belize and Guatemala, is covered with rainforest – and the best place to go to understand what the common people lived like. How was the house constructed? What was planted in the garden?

It’s a great place to find chocolate and vanilla growing in the wild. Learn about cohune palms, and the role they played in the Mayan garden and household.

It’s here that you can come to understand the relationships between the Mayans and their natural environment – the good things they did – and the things that went wrong. This is the perfect place to explore with Belize Nature Travel – our guides will help you grasp the issues these amazing people faced and let you find your own parallels with the issues modern society faces.