Places
- Caracol, an archaeological site and major centre of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in present-day Belize
- El Caracol, Chichen Itza, a notable structure/observatory at the Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza, northern Yucatán, Mexico
- Caracol Falls, in Brazil
- Caracol of Punta Sur, a Mayan site on Cozumel, Mexico.
- Caracol, Nord-Est, a municipality in Haiti
- El Caracol, Michoacán, a village in the municipality of Hidalgo, Michoacán state, Mexico
- El Caracol, Ecatepec, a solar evaporation formation just outside of Mexico City.
- Caracol River (disambiguation), several rivers
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