Caracol

Located in the jungle south of San Ignacio, the ruins of Belize’s Caracol Natural Monument Reservation are the remnants of what was once a powerful Maya city. Click an image below for more information.

I am shown standing atop Caana at the Maya ruins of Caracol. Rising over 140 feet above the jungle floor, the building is the tallest manmade structure in Belize.
Temples outline the perimeter of a plaza at the Maya ruins of Caracol. The natural monument reservation is in the Belizean jungle south of San Ignacio.
An intricately designed relief sculpture containing Maya symbology faces the towering temple of Caana at Caracol Natural Monument Reservation, Belize.
The steep climb to the top of Caana is worth the effort: The southerly vista stretches for miles across the dense Belizean jungle of the Maya Lowlands.
Tourists labor up the many steps of Caana, the largest building at the ruins of Caracol Natural Monument Reservation, Belize. The site is south of San Ignacio.
An ancient monument displays Maya hieroglyphics at Caracol Natural Monument Reservation's museum. The ruins are in the jungle south of San Ignacio, Belize.

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– Click to watch my high-definition video filmed atop Caracol’s Caana.
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– Click to view my high-resolution photo collection from San Ignacio.

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