Builders
bulldoze Mayan pyramid in Belize
14
May, 2013
BELIZE
CITY (AP) — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of
Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to
extract rock for a road-building project.
The
head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology says the destruction was
detected late last week.
Only
a small portion of center of the pyramid mound was left standing.
Dr.
Jaime Awe says he was sickened by the destruction of the Nohmul
pyramid and temple platform, which date back about 2,300 years.
Photos
of the portion that remained showed what appeared to be classic
Mayan-arched chamber dangling above one clawed-out section.
The
Nohmul complex sits on private land, but Belizean law states any
pre-Hispanic ruins is under government protection.
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