Bulldozers Destroy Ancient Mayan Pyramid

Belmopan – One of the oldest and most famous Mayan pyramids has been destroyed by a construction company in Belize, officials said.

Head of the Belizean Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the Noh Mul temple was levelled by a road-building company seeking gravel for road filler.

“It’s a feeling of Incredible disbelief because of the ignorance and the insensitivity … they were using this for road fill,” Awe told Associated Press news agency. “It’s like being punched in the stomach, it’s just so horrendous.”

The ceremonial centre dates back at least 2,300 years and is the most important site in northern Belize, near to the border with Mexico.

Archaeologists however have said this was not the first incident of its kind.

“Bulldozing Maya mounds for road fill is an endemic problem in Belize,” Prof Normand Hammond told the Associated Press.

Prosecutors said they were considering bringing criminal charges against the construction company, while police said they were investigating the incident.

Photo: Courtesy Wikimedia

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