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Cahal Pech
Cahal Pech is Mopan and Yucatec Mayan for 'Place of Ticks', a nickname earned in the 1950s when it was surrounded by pastures full of tick-infested cattle. Today it's a pleasantly shady site with plenty of trees. Though architecturally less impressive than Xunantunich, Cahal Pech is the oldest known Mayan site in the Belize River valley.
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Green Hills Butterfly Ranch
Around 35 exotic and colorful butterfly species are bred here - at Belize's largest live butterfly display. On the tours, knowledgeable guides take you around and explain the insects' life cycle from egg to caterpillar to pupa to butterfly. Many have gorgeous iridescent colors which will both captivate and surprise.
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Green Iguana Exhibit
The green iguana, which can grow to an impressive 1.8m (6ft), became threatened chiefly because hunters were killing the females for their eggs (a practice that's now illegal). This exhibit breeds iguanas with the aim of releasing them into the wild, and provides visitors with plenty of up-close contact and lessons on their ecological value.
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Xunantunich
Belize's most accessible Maya site of significance, Xunantunich (pronounced shoo-nahn-too-neech), is reached via a free hand-cranked ferry across the Mopan River at San José Succotz. Climb to the top of El Castillo, the largest structure set 40m (130ft) above the main plaza, to enjoy a spectacular 360-degree view.
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