Read about Tikal National Park in Guatemala below, then click on the main image, or here, to begin a slideshow about the region. Origin: Archaeologists believe the Maya settled the area as early as ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered an altar that holds the burial of a child and adult in the Maya city of Tikal, a finding that could help researchers discern the nature of the city's ...

More than a dozen coatis in Tikal were suddenly sent scattering when a jaguar came out of nowhere to hunt one of the coati down, doing so at the feet of a woman recording the encounter on her phone.

Archaeologists in Guatemala have uncovered a previously unknown structural complex next to the ancient Maya city of Tikal. But this district didn’t belong to the Maya, as it seems a foreign power was ...

The Guatemalan government announced the discovery of an ancient Teotihuacan altar in Tikal National Park, shedding new light on the interactions between the Teotihuacan and Mayan cultures, as well as ...

TIKAL NATIONAL PARK, Guatemala — This spectacular Mayan ruin nestled in northern Guatemala’s dense tropical jungle is about as far from civilization as you can get, but the wake-up calls are every bit ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered an altar that holds the burial of a child and adult in the Maya city of Tikal, a finding that could help researchers discern the nature of the city's ...

Tikal’s great plaza, at the heart of what was one of the most powerful city-states in the Americas, is surrounded by monumental structures: the stepped terraces of the North Acropolis, festooned with ...

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