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Mayan Ruins Site of Caracol/Rainforest Reserve: Caracol is
the most extensive Maya site known in Belize, Situated within the Chiquibul Forest, the site and
surrounding area are rich in tropical flora and fauna. Sightings of exotic
birds, howler monkeys and other wildlife in
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Caracol
Mayan Jungle Ruins Site/ Rainforest Reserve, Belize 
covering
30 square miles of thick, high canopy forest and comprises a Classic-period
complex that includes a number of pyramids, five plazas, and an astronomical
observatory. It's estimated that 180,000 or more people lived in this area at
the city-state's peak around 700A.D. Over 35,000 buildings have been identified
with the loftiest pyramid reaching 139 feet, Belize's tallest building. A logger
first discovered the site in 1938. Excavations did not begin until 1950 and most
of work has only taken place since 1985. The central core today, as seen by
visitors, consists of three plaza groups, surrounding a central acropolis, two
ball courts, along with a number of smaller structures 
the reserve as well as in route are common. Caracol is now a Maya city in the
process of being recovered from the jungle. Excavation and reconstruction of the
site are ongoing during the dry season. A new Visitor's Centre exhibits a number
of photographs and diagrams of the site, along with artifacts and a recovered
ceremonial altar. The group will spend a better part of day 4 doing a long
guided jungle hike where your students will have a chance to see many different
and wonderful plants and trees like the strangler figs. You might also see
walking palms. These trees have roots that begin about chest high and lean as
their roots grow, giving the impression that these trees are walking on stilts.
Students will also have the chance to observe and learn first hand the four
actual layers of leaves within a rainforest: 
