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Did you know that Xunantunich gets visited by 46,000 people a year?  Xunantunich is the subject of this archaeological article from the Seattle Times.  And yes, El Castillo is a sight to see, and to see from. 


"Although many people think Mayan culture was restricted to what is now Mexico, the grand kingdoms of the first millennium spread throughout what is now Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.  Xunantunich just became a tourist attraction in the early 1990s as excavations progressed and tourism infrastructure was added.  Today it draws about 46,000 visitors a year."