Xunantunich is an ancient Maya site in western Belize, 10 km from San Ignacio and only 1km from Guatemala border. It is atop a ridge above the Mopan River, and served as a Maya civic ceremonial center in the Late and Terminal Classic periods to the Belize Valley region.

Cahal Pech is a Maya site located near the town of San Ignacio. The site was a palatial, hilltop home for an elite Maya family, and though most major construction dates to the Classic period, evidence of continuous habitation has been dated to as far back as 1200 BCE during the Early Middle Formative period (Early Middle Preclassic), making Cahal Pech one of the oldest recognizably Maya sites in Western Belize.