Becan (Spanish: Becán) is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Becan is located near the center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the present-day Mexican state of Campeche, about 150 km (93.2 mi) north of Tikal. The Maya sites of Balamku, Calakmul, Chicanna and Xpuhil are nearby. The name Becan was bestowed on the site by archaeologists who rediscovered the site, meaning "ravine or canyon formed by water" in Yukatek Maya, after the site's most prominent and unusual feature, its surrounding ditch.
Archaeological evidence shows that Becan was occupied in the middle Preclassic Maya period, about 550 BCE, and grew to a major population and ceremonial center a few hundred years later in the late Preclassic. The population and scale of construction declined in the early classic (c 250 CE), although it was still a significant site, and trade goods from Teotihuacan have been found. A ditch and ramparts were constructed around the site at this time. There is a ditch that runs the circumference of the city which covers approximately 25 hectares (61.7 acres). Around 500 the population again increased dramatically and many large new buildings were constructed, mostly in the Rio Bec style of Maya architecture. Construction of major buildings and elite monuments stopped about 830, although ceramic evidence show that the site continued to be occupied for some time thereafter, although the population went into decline and Becan was probably abandoned by about 1200.
Itsumo yori sukoshi toomawari shite aruita kaerimichi
Natsukashii fuyu no nioi ni futoashi ga tomaru
Osanai koro kokoro ni ukabe teta yume
Kanaeta kazu dake yubiori kaunto shite mo
Shiroi tame iki...
Kigatsukeba hoshin to jounetsu no hazama
Utsurou kisetsu ni yudaneru hodo
Kasumu ano koro omoiegaita mirai
"Demo, korede ii" tte kokoro ga iu
Miraizu wo nazoru kawari ni
Te ni shita ima wo daite
Susunde de yuku dake I SEE ME
Nakushita mono, tsukanda mono
Kakenuketa hibi wo
Asu e tsumuide yuku
Kono nigami ga watashi no michishirube
Shingou machi de futo omoikaeshita kotoba wa
Watashirashi-sa o mamoru katedatta no ka naa
Kasena no ka naa
Kotae nado imi no nai kotoba asobi
Demo toikakete sagashite ashiato nokosu
Hie kitta te nigirishimete
"Demo, korede ii" tte kokoro ga iu
Miraizu wo nazoru kawari ni
Te ni shita ima wo daite
Susunde de yuku dake I SEE ME
Nakushita mono, tsukanda mono
Kakenuketa hibi wo
Asu e tsumuide yuku
Kono nigami ga watashi no michishirube
Furui yume ni se wo mukete hitomi tojirunara
Watashi, hontou ni kanaetakatta no?
Natsukashii itami ga kono mune no naka de uzuita toshite mo
Obutsukanai hibi no +wake ni wa dekinai
(I will never can let go, let it go, let it go)
Keep on keepin' on I'll keep it on
Tooi fuukei ni
I SEE ME... I SEE ME
"Demo, korede ii" tte kokoro ga iu
Miraizu wo nazoru kawari ni
Te ni shita ima wo daite
Susunde de yuku dake I SEE ME
Nakushita mono, tsukanda mono
Kakenuketa hibi wo
Asu e tsumuide yuku