Location: Corozal District Map
Louisville is an ancient Mayan archeological site located in Corozal District Belize. Today it is a small village with a population less than a 1000 residents, but its history dating back to 400 BC when it was first settled. Louisville was probably abandoned due to warfare around 950 AD, but later it was resettled. Ancient Mayan ruins were discovered under later structures. Excavations, made here by Dr. Thomas Gann in the mid-1930s, uncovered polychrome stucco portrait heads. Much of the ancient remains were demolished to reuse stone and make fill for roads. Further investigations and excavations of Louisville were made in 2000.