Just as Tikal dominated the Maya lowlands for centuries, it has dominated Maya archaeology since the 1950s. The sprawling city once had a population approaching 60,000, and its elegant buildings ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

In the heart of the jungle, surrounded by beautiful greenery, lies Tikal - a once great city and ceremonial centre of the ancient Maya civilisation in the Petén region of Guatemala. It was the ...

Warfare and trade were important aspects of Maya society and so was art and architecture. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to ...

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This is the city of Tikal. Many years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to thousands of Maya people. 'Yax Mutal' was one of the most powerful cities of the ancient Maya.

President Claudia Sheinbaum has set out plans to extend Mexico's 1 477 km Tren Maya network to Belize and Guatemala, adding ...

While many Guatemalan restaurants are modest grocery stores with a table or two in the back, Tikal Mayan Food is more ...