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 ...

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 ...

The ruins of Tikal are surrounded by a national park — 57,600 hectares of rainforest and wetlands. In comparison, the center of the city is small, about 400 hectares of temples, terraces, roads and ...

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 ...

As I veer right on the dirt path through the jungle, a howler monkey lets out a spine-chilling roar above me and I spot my first Maya temple. Framed by damp vegetation, towering El Gran Jaguar, also ...

See photos of the Mayan ruins of Tikal. The ancient city in what’s now Guatemala is one of the greatest overlooked sites of antiquity in the West.

Explore the Mayan ruins of Tikal in Guatemala, where we arrived at 4 AM to experience the site without crowds. Tikal boasts a remarkable collection of both fully and partially excavated pyramids and ...

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 ...

I'm a Guatemalan who's watched tourists repeat the same mistakes during trips to the Maya ruins. Many people mistime their visits and enter the parks at peak heat and humidity. Some tourists ...