The Maya civilization, one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian cultures, flourished across present-day Mexico, Guatemala, ...

The story of the discovery of the Kaanul, or Snakes, and their effort to create an empire begins in Tikal, the city of their most hated enemy. Just as Tikal dominated the Maya lowlands for ...

Capitale de l'un des royaumes les plus puissants des anciens Mayas, Tikal a dominé politiquement, militairement et économiquement une grande partie de la région. Le site a été abandonné à ...

L'ancienne ville de Tikal, au Guatemala ... a été construite par la civilisation maya. Avec ses 3 000 bâtiments dont 12 temples gigantesques, elle hébergeait à son apogée - en 200 et ...

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 ...

Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha, and today a UNESCO World Heritage site, the ruins of Palenque lie ... and it even rivals the grandeur of Tikal in modern-day Guatemala.

In the heart of the jungle, surrounded by beautiful greenery, lies Tikal - a once great city and ceremonial centre of the ancient Maya civilisation in the Petén region of Guatemala. It was the ...

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 ...

At Muyil, you’ll see what is known as Peten architecture, with steep walled pyramids similar to those at the famous Tikal Mayan Ruins in Guatemala. As Muyil is a smaller site, many will combine ...