There are Mayan ruins everywhere
When it comes to reasons to visit Belize, can't help but mention Mayan ruins. For over 1,000 years, up to 2 million Maya lived, prayed, and worked in what is now the modern country of Belize. The ancient Maya civilization built hundreds of stone cities strategically located along several key trade routes, resulting in Belize having the most Maya ruins of any country. While no one knows what caused the Mayan Empire to fall around the year 1200 A.D., visitors can now explore a rich legacy of palaces, temples, monuments, and pyramids. There's bound to be a ruin site within an easy drive no matter where you go in Belize.
Caracol, a large complex deep in Belize's western wilderness, is one of the most impressive sites. It takes about two hours of bumpy, dirt-road driving from San Ignacio, the nearest city of any size, but the effort is well worth it. Caracol contains the ruins of one of the most important Classic Period sites. Caana, one of the buildings, is still the tallest man-made structure in the country, and from its higher reaches, you can see Guatemala.
