Cluster · San Ignacio
Cahal Pech Hill
Early-morning cluster: the Maya site on the hill above town, a 20-minute uphill walk or a short taxi; go at opening for shade and quiet.
28″ bags
forbidden
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 3.9′
Places
1
1 sleep area in reach
Rules in force · 5Avoid driving the highway from Belize City after dark
- Belize ↗Check entry rules for your passport with Belize's Immigration Department or a Belizean embassy before booking.
- Belize ↗Snorkel and dive in the marine reserves only with licensed guides; do not touch coral or feed marine life.
- Cayo District ↗Caves and Maya sites are visited with licensed guides only; book through your hotel or the tourism board list.
- San Ignacio ↗Avoid driving the highway from Belize City after dark: book the transfer against your flight number, or sleep near the airport if you land late.
- San Ignacio ↗Caves and Maya sites are entered with licensed guides only; book through your hotel or the tourism board list.
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Bound and physics
Cahal Pech ruins and the hilltop lodges (approximate box).
- Slope
- steep
- Stairs
- Stone steps at the site
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- hill road and stone paths
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Site visitor centre (field-verify)
toilet · shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
B — Hilltop lodge lobby (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
C — Hill road bench (field-verify)
ac · food · seated_rest · valid: always
D — Shade and a seat (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
E — Shade and a seat (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
F — Shade and a seat (field-verify)
food · ac · valid: always
G — Shade and a seat (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
H — Shade and a seat (field-verify)
shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
I — Shade and a seat (field-verify)
food · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 3.9′, worst cell 3.9′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
Cahal Pech Archaeological Reserve
A Maya hilltop site above the town, about 90 minutes with a guide: go at opening for shade and few groups; the walk up is 20 minutes, a taxi is short.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Avenue & Town Centre | Car north-east | ~8 min | flat |
Sleep within reach
- Cahal Pech hill lodges — 2–4 min
Red lines here
- Do not climb closed structures at the site.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.