TIKAL WAS THE MOST POWERFUL OF MORE THAN 60 KINGDOMS. FOR MOST VISITORS THE FIRST STOP ON THE WAY TO TIKAL IS IN THE ISLAND CITY OF FLORES ABOUT 100 KILOMETERS TO THE SOUTH.

Tikal was one of the major metropolises of the Mayan civilization and one of the biggest in the world. Located in the wilds of Tikal National Park about 200 miles north of Guatemala City in the ...

For centuries, Tikal was a bustling Maya city in what is now northern Guatemala. But by the late 800s CE, its plazas and temples stood silent, surrounded by mostly abandoned farms.

With its plethora of palaces, altars, shrines, and soaring temples, Tikal may be the premier Maya site. For over 1,100 years, the Maya built here, expanding the site until it covered an area of 25 ...

The North Acropolis, which, like most parts of Tikal, was razed and rebuilt many times over the centuries by the Maya, was one of our favorite areas, with its stunning burial sites and enormous ...