Archaeologists working at Naachtun, a Maya city between Tikal and Calakmul, have uncovered a unique fifth-century patolli ...

An ancient temple hidden right under archaeologists’ noses at Tikal, one of the world’s most famous Maya sites, hints at a tantalizing connection between the Guatemalan city and Teotihuacan, a ...

Nowadays, the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, have been largely reclaimed by the jungle. Howler monkeys jump from pyramid to pyramid. Bats hide in the crevices of abandoned ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh made a rare change to her hair when she visited Tikal National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

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 ...

More than a dozen coatis were suddenly sent scattering when a jaguar came out of nowhere to hunt one of them down, doing so ...