Tikal National Park

World Heritage

Guatemala

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Deep in the jungle, surrounded by dense vegetation, lies one of the main sites of the Mayan civilization, inhabited from the 6th century BC to the 10th century AD. The ceremonial center contained ornate temples and palaces, as well as a public plaza accessible by a ramp. The remains of dwellings are scattered throughout the surrounding countryside.

The site core seen from the south, with Temple I at center, the North Acropolis to the left and Cent...

Drawing of Tikal by mid-19th-century visitor Eusebio Lara

Temple II on the main plaza

Emblem glyph for Tikal (Mutal)

The great metropolis of Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico appears to have decisively intervened in...

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Map of the Maya area within the Mesoamerican region. Both Tikal and Calakmul lie near the center of ...

The North Acropolis

Map of the site core

The main plaza during winter solstice celebrations

The Lost World Pyramid in the Mundo Perdido complex

Tikal Temple I rises 47 meters (154 ft) high.[1]

One of Maudsley's photos of Tikal from 1882, taken after vegetation had been cleared

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Information extracted from Wikidata

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executive body	Tikal
U.S. National Archives Identifier	10045363
WOEID	86457
IPA transcription	4191625
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Commons category	Tikal
coordinate location	Point(-89.623613888 17.222094444)
official website	http://www.tikalpark.com/
topic's main category	Category:Tikal
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U.S. National Archives Identifier	10045363
WOEID	86457