BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The man at the center of the destruction of a Maya archaeological site in northern Belize, Denny Grijalva, has expressed regret at the razing of the Noh Mul monument and has launched an internal investigation into the incident.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Grijalva said he is “committed to fully cooperate with the authorities in their investigation into this regrettable incident.”
He explained that his company De’Mar’s Stone Company “obtained permission from a landowner to extract material from his property from which material has been excavated for well over a decade.”
