The ruins of the ancient city of Caracol on the Waka Plateau are one of the main attractions in the area and the largest Mayan city in Belize.
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| Caracol Belize |
Opened in 1936, the ruins only in 1985 underwent the first intensive excavations, revealing one of the largest Mayan cities to the world - to date, 32 large structures and 12 slightly smaller ones have been excavated, grouped around five main squares open to the public. According to scientists, in the VI century. BC, when the city reached its heyday, Caracol occupied 88 square meters. km, and was inhabited by approximately 150,000 inhabitants.
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| Caracol Belize |
The Pyramid of Caracol is still one of the tallest structures in Belize (its height is 42 m). And more than 100 ceremonial burials of the 6th-8th centuries. opened the world to wonderful examples of hieroglyphic writing telling about the war between Caracol and Tikal.
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| Caracol Belize |
Tapirs, jaguars, ocelots and thousands of birds are often found in the surrounding excavations, among which you can find orange-breasted falcons and harpy eagles, which are rare today.