The murals of San Bartolo are located in an earlier phase of the Las Pinturas complex. Accessed through tunnels, this sealed environment protects the murals’ delicate environmental conditions. The tunnels are opened once a year for research and conservation monitoring during the excavation season.

Opening the mural chamber © 2025, Proyecto Regional Arqueológico San Bartolo-Xultun. All rights reserved. Video by Riley Mallory. Filmed on location at San Bartolo, Petén, Guatemala, fieldwork authorized by the Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural y Natural de Guatemala. Featuring the PRASBX team, narrated by Heather Hurst.