Location | San Pablo, Orange Walk District, Belize |
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Region | Orange Walk District |
Coordinates | 18°13′2.48″N 88°35′5.03″W / 18.2173556°N 88.5847306°W |
History | |
Founded | c. 350 BC to 250 AD |
Abandoned | after 10th century |
Periods | Construction 7th to 10th centuries |
Cultures | Maya |
Nohmul (or Noh Mul) is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located on the eastern Yucatán Peninsula, in what is today northern Belize. The name Nohmul may be translated as "great mound" in Yucatec Maya.[1] It is the most important Maya site in northern Belize.[2] The site included a large pyramid, about 17 meters (56 ft) tall,[3] built around 250 BC. Most of the pyramid was destroyed in May 2013 by contractors tearing it apart for rocks and gravel to use to fill roads, leaving only the core of the pyramid behind.