Caracol
February 8th 2007 Monday morning was our class trip to the largest Maya city in Belize, Caracol. In it's hayday, Caracol boasted a population of some 150,000, and even beat out Tikal when war broke out. The big attraction is Canna, which has remained the tallest structure in the country for some 1500 years. Much of the site remains largely unexcavated to this day.
The ride out took us on the pine ridge dirt roa
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