Warfare and trade were important aspects of Maya society and so was art and architecture. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to ...

Tikal was first occupied as a small village ... and the blossoming of Mayan art. Archaeologists discovered numerous dedicatory stelae at the site, dating from the 3rd century AD until the close ...

Going to war and buying and selling things were important parts of Maya society. Art and architecture were important too. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

The film follows 14-year-old Hilberto Lealo from Guatemala, who dreams of visiting the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal. He learns the traditional art of weaving from his father, Don Jose, in their ...