i ▁once ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁s izable ▁May an ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁Orange ▁Walk ▁District ▁of ▁Bel ize . ▁" L am ana i " ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁May a ▁term ▁for ▁" sub mer ged ▁cro cod ile ", ▁a ▁nod ▁to ▁the ▁to othy ▁re pt iles ▁who ▁live ▁along ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁River . ▁ ▁Lam ana i ▁Bel ize ▁j ung le ▁br ims ▁with ▁ex otic ▁birds ▁and ▁hydro ph il ic ▁ igu anas . ▁There ▁is ▁evidence ▁on ▁May an ▁life ▁that ▁dates ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁B . C . ▁through ▁Post class ic ▁( A . D . ▁ 9 5 0 - 1 5 4 4 ) ▁and ▁Spanish ▁colonial ▁times ▁( A . D . ▁ 1 5 4 4 - 1 7 0 0 ) ▁ ▁Ch au ▁Hi ix ▁Near by ▁ancient ▁May an ▁site ▁of ▁Ch au ▁Hi ix ▁presents ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁continuous ▁occupation ▁from ▁Early ▁Pre class ic ▁( ca ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁BC ) ▁to ▁Late ▁Post ▁Classic ▁( ca ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁AD ). ▁It ▁lies ▁between ▁Lam ana i ▁and ▁Alt un ▁Ha , ▁another ▁site ▁further ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁position ed ▁on ▁Western ▁L ago on ▁near ▁its ▁out let ▁into ▁Spanish ▁Creek . ▁Ch au ▁Hi ix ▁is ▁ 1 5   km ▁east ▁of ▁Lam ana i , ▁and ▁is ▁accessible ▁by ▁water ways ▁travel .