Reporting for National Geographic on Maya winter solstice in Belize

CARACOL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, DECEMBER 21, 2012 — The black sky sparkles with white-diamond stars, splashed across the universe above me.

I’m lying on my back atop Caana, or Sky Temple, one of the largest, most impressive pyramids in the Maya world — on one of the most important dates in Maya history: 13 b’aktun.

READ THE WHOLE STORY ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S INTELLIGENT TRAVEL BLOG: "A Night on Sky Temple: Honoring the Long Count at CaracoL" [2]