Tikal National Park in northeast Guatemala is a phenomenal and almost otherworldly place to visit. With its massive pyra ...

soaring 125 feet above the grass; and a complex of mysterious buildings called the Central Acropolis. At the peak of its glory, around a.d. 750, Tikal was home to at least 60,000 Maya and held ...

Central America, with its rich patchwork of cultures, diverse landscapes and abundant wildlife, is a region well worth ...

The table above is the complete Tikal Ramadan Calendar 2025. Here you can see the Sehri timing and iftar timing in Tikal from the first to the last Ramadan fasting day. The Islamic and Gregorian ...

Tikal, Temple I Courtesy of Flickr user mtsrs ... Since then, only 15 percent of the site has been excavated. But what can be seen above ground is the archaeological equivalent of shock and ...

A family altar in the Maya city of Tikal offers a glimpse into events in an enclave of the city’s foreign overlords in the wake of a local coup. Archaeologists recently unearthed the altar in a ...

Tikal, one of the most powerful Maya city-states, became a rival in this network. Previous discoveries — such as the famous ...

Like many movie-lovers, I first saw Tikal from above as a kid, its upper tiers poking through dense forest in the 1977 fantasy classic Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Screenwriter and director ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A painted altar discovered at Tikal, Guatemala, reveals significant insights into the ancient Maya's interactions with Teotihuacan. The altar, dating to the late ...

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 ...

Like many movie-lovers, I first saw Tikal from above as a kid, its upper tiers poking through dense forest in the 1977 fantasy classic Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Screenwriter and director ...

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it appears foreigners from Teotihuacan built it.