🇧🇿 Belize · Ancient city
Caracol Caana Summit Palace
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Caracol Caana Summit Palace in Cayo, Caracol, Belize is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇧🇿 Belize · Pyramid
Caracol — Caana North Terrace Palace (Belize)
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Maya
Caracol — Caana North Terrace Palace (Belize) in Cayo, Caracol, Belize is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middl…
🇧🇿 Belize · Ancient city
Caracol
Preclassic 1200 BCE–900 CE (peak Late Classic 562–680, Star-War defeat of Tikal) · Maya (Classic lowland; ally of Calakmul vs Tikal; later independent kingdom Uxwitzá)
Largest Maya city in Belize and greater Tikal rival: 200 km² settlement (70 sq mi mapped), Caana (“Sky Palace”) pyramid 43 m high – tallest man-made structure in Belize – with corner palaces, 160+…
🇧🇿 Belize · Pyramid
Caracol — Caana (Sky Palace) Pyramid (Cayo District, Belize)
Preclassic to Late Classic (550 BCE–950 CE) · Maya (Mountain Cow lowland–highland)
Apex of Belize's largest Maya city (550 BCE–950 CE, Classic peak 562–800 CE) covering 200 km² and defeating Tikal in 562 CE (Altar 21).