Uxwitza

Uxwitza, known from its ruins as Caracol, was a great Maya city in the forested uplands of western Belize. Causeways joined its monumental center to outlying settlements, while extensive agricultural terraces supported a large population. Its inscriptions record a victory over Tikal in the sixth century, an event that marked the rise of Caracol as a regional power. The royal city declined toward the end of the Classic period, and its great palace complex was abandoned around the ninth century.