Prince Harry amid the ruins in Belize
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STORY: Britain's Prince Harry continued his Belize trip on Saturday with a visit to the Xunantunich ruins.
The Xunantunich - or Maiden of the Rock - ruins are about 80 miles from Belize City, the country's capital. The ruins, which are believed to have been an important ceremonial center, date from the Maya Classic Era, which lasted from about 200 AD to 900 AD.
Tourists and local residents were on hand to watch the Prince walking among the ruins and watching the performance of a local band and dance troupe.
The Prince's visit to the ruins is part of a two-day trip of Belize to launch Diamond Jubilee celebrations commemorating the 60-year anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in February 1952.
A former British colony, Belize is populated largely by Mestizos and Creoles, descendants of African slaves in the logging industry.
The Prince will next go to The Bahamas, where he will attend mass and a youth festival in Nassau, before going to Jamaica, where he is expected to meet with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt.
STORY: Britain's Prince Harry continued his Belize trip on Saturday with a visit to the Xunantunich ruins.
The Xunantunich - or Maiden of the Rock - ruins are about 80 miles from Belize City, the country's capital. The ruins, which are believed to have been an important ceremonial center, date from the Maya Classic Era, which lasted from about 200 AD to 900 AD.
Tourists and local residents were on hand to watch the Prince walking among the ruins and watching the performance of a local band and dance troupe.
The Prince's visit to the ruins is part of a two-day trip of Belize to launch Diamond Jubilee celebrations commemorating the 60-year anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in February 1952.
A former British colony, Belize is populated largely by Mestizos and Creoles, descendants of African slaves in the logging industry.
The Prince will next go to The Bahamas, where he will attend mass and a youth festival in Nassau, before going to Jamaica, where he is expected to meet with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt.