Xunantunich, meaning "Lady of the Rock," was occupied perhaps as early as 300 BC, but most of the architecture there was constructed in the late classic period. As in all the lowland Mayan centres, the inhabitants continually constructed temples and residences over older buildings, enlarging and raising the platforms and structures in the process. The views are breathtaking from Xunantunich's "El Castillo," which, at 128 feet, is the one of the tallest man-made structures in Belize. Canaa (Sky Palace), located at Caracol, measures 140 feet and is Belize's highest man-made structure.
