The El Pilar Archeological Reserve for Maya Flora & Fauna, was declared a cultural monument both in Guatemala and Belize, and covers 5,000 acres half of which lies in each country. It is jointly managed by the Belize Institute of Archeology and Guatemala's Instituto de Antropologa e Historia El Pilar is the largest site in the Belize River area with over 25 plazas, Hundreds of other buildings, covering about 50 hectares Based on ceramic analyses, it is known that monumental constructions at El Pilar began in the Middle Preclassic around 800 BCE. By 250 BCE there were major public works & extensive occupation in the El Pilar area.
At its height, El Pilar housed more than 20,000 people. Monumental construction continued with the last foremost remodeling in the Terminal Classic after which the monuments were neglected.
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The name El Pilar is Spanish for watering basin, dazzling the abundance of water in the area, which is rare for the Maya world. El Pilar has been under threat by looters & was placed on the World Monument Fund's 1996 list of 100 Most Endangered Sites in the World. The reserve is open to the public & has a series of trails providing access throughout the site.
There is an active initiative to make El Pilar of Belize and Guatemala the first archaeological peace park in the world.