Caracol Temple

1. Who built the structure? Mayans
2. Where is the structure located? It is situated approximately 40 kilometres south of Xunantunich and the town of San Ignacio Cayo, and 15 kilometers away from the Macal River.
4. The structure’s significance to the ancient culture:
Why did the people build it? What did they do with it? Caracol was tied into extensive trade networks and pan-lowland ideological systems,[7] leading to a unified regional economy
5. The structure’s significance in astronomy:
What did the structure have to do with the stars, sun, calendar, etc.? "El Caracol" observatory temple - the Mayans used astronomy to develop a calender as accurate (or more) as the one we use today.