The Nimli Punit
Visitor center is an on site
museum at the ancient Maya site of Nimli Punit
(Big Hat). This site located in the Toledo district
near the modern day Maya village of Indian Creek
is famous for its large number of carved monuments,
twenty six total. The site was settled around
the middle Preclassic (A.D. 400-700) and saw
its demise around 900 A.D. This Visitor Center
explores the long history of the ancient Maya
site of Nimli Punit and features several stelae,
including a recently uncovered monument that
provides details about the political history
of the site. The stela number 22 commemorates
the completion of Katun 18 under the rulership
of Lord K’awil Hat K’inich. It describes
an event of bloodletting or incense scattering
in which Lord K’awil Hat K’inich
went to Copan (Honduras) to conduct rituals
in the company of the Kings of Copan.
The Visitor Center is open every day
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Admission is $2.50 US.
For further information
you can contact the Institute of Archaeology
at 501-822-2106 or the ia@nichbelize.org
