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 ...

A new centre dedicated to research and the preservation of the Mayan cultural heritage has been officially inaugurated at Tikal National Park in the Peten district of Northern Guatemala. This new ...

Editor’s Note: Nearly 200 miles north of Guatemala City, in the rainforest, lie the remains of the ancient city Tikal, the capital of one of the most powerful kingdoms of the Maya civilization. GP ...

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 ...

Nicaragua: The site of Leon Viejo, recognized by the Bureau as having World Heritage values, but not inscribed as yet. The Secretariat informed that heavy rains and storms have caused serious flooding ...

Shrouded in thick rainforest and centuries of mystery, the ancient Mayan city of Tikal is one of the greatest overlooked sites of antiquity in the West. We’ve all heard of Machu Picchu, but the scale ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Manuel Valdes, The Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY — My childhood home is gone and so is the Chinese restaurant next to it. But my street in the urban ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Temple I, or Temple of the Great Jaguar, in northern Tikal National Park, in Peten, Guatemala ...

Shrouded in thick rainforest and centuries of mystery, the ancient Mayan city of Tikal is one of the greatest overlooked sites of antiquity in the West. We’ve all heard of Machu Picchu, but the scale ...

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