Lubaantun (pronounced /lubaːnˈtun/; also Lubaantún in Spanish orthography) is a pre-Columbian ruined city of the Maya civilization in southern Belize, Central America.

Lubaantun, “Place of Fallen Stones” in Yucatek Maya, is an archaeological zone located in the southern portion of Belize. Its original name is unknown. It dates from the Late to Terminal Classic period (730-890 A.D.

If you believe that size matters, a trip to Lubaantun, a one-of-a-kind ruin in Southern Belize that has the distinction of having unique architectural and construction features, should top your list of must-see attractions.

Lubaantun, the largest Mayan site in southern Belize, is known for its extremely unique style of construction. The structures are built of massive black slate stone blocks rather than the typical limestone of that era. Laid so precisely, no mortar was necessary for construction.

Consisting of 14 major structures grouped around five main plazas, Lubaantun was built in the Late Classic period and is the largest ceremonial center in southern Belize.

Lubaantun (pronounced lubaːnˈtun) is a pre-Columbian ruined city of the Maya civilization in southern Belize, Central America. Lubaantun is in Belize's Toledo District, about 26 miles northwest of Punta Gorda, and approximately 2 miles from the village of San Pedro Colombia, at an elevation of 200 feet above sea level.

2023年8月29日 · Maya people lived at Lubaantun for only a couple of centuries from about 700 – 900 AD before abandoning it. The structures they built here were large pyramids and other grand edifices with stone blocks on top of each other other without any mortar in between.

Lubaantun (also Lubaantún or Lubaantán in Spanish orthography) is a Pre-Columbian ruined city of the Maya civilization in southern Belize, Central America.

The Maya ruins at Lubaantun, 1.3 miles northwest of San Pedro Columbia, are built on a natural hilltop and display a construction method unusual in the ancient Maya world of mortar-less, neatly cut, black-slate blocks.

Nim Li Punit and Lubaantun are two of the most iconic and interesting ancient Maya sites in Belize. Once bustling cities with tens of thousands of inhabitants, the sites were abandoned for unknown reasons about 1,000 years ago and were slowly reclaimed by the surrounding jungle, only to be rediscovered in the past few decades.