San Pedro Columbia

San Pedro Columbia

San Pedro Columbia is a village in Toledo District, Belize, located about two miles from the ancient Maya ruins of Lubaantun. In 2000 San Pedro Columbia had a population of about 700 people. [ [http://www.southernbelize.com/vil_sanpedro.html San Pedro Columbia, Belize profile] ] The population is mostly Kekchi Maya with some Mopan Maya. San Pedro Columbia has Belize's largest settlement of Kekchi. Most of the population came to Belize from the Petén region of Guatemala in the late 19th century. The village is known for the hand woven embroidery produced there.

Ancient history

Lubaantun along with several other sites in the local area is a Mayan city inhabited at least as early as the Mayan Classic Period. Lubaantun has unusual features of construction including drystone work and rounded corners that set it apart from other Mayan sites. [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18136 C.Michael Hogan, "Lubaantun", 2007, The Megalithic Portal, editor: A. Burnham] ]

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External links

* [http://www.southernbelize.com/vil_sanpedro.html San Pedro Columbia on SouthernBelize.com]


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