Note: Located 5 miles south (8 kilometers) of San Pedro. Maya archaeological site located near the southern tip of Ambergris Caye off the coast of Belize; noted for at least 49 distinct structures and walls within the mapped area of the site. Ambergris Caye was home to an estimated 20,000 Maya traders at the height of their occupation of the island. Marco Gonzalez was occupied from at least the Late Preclassic until the Postclassic period. Salt production occurred here from the Late Classic, until approximately 800 CE; however, it was not until the mid 1100s CE that construction and use of buildings greatly intensified.
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