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Tikal (/ t i ˈ k ɑː l /; Tik'al in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, [2] found in a rainforest in Guatemala. [3] It is one of the largest archeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization .
Tikal National Park is a national park located in Guatemala, in the northern region of the Petén Department. Stretching across 57,600 hectares (220 sq mi), it contains the ancient Mayan city of Tikal and the surrounding tropical forests, savannas, and wetlands. [ 2 ]
"El Proyecto Plaza de los Siete Templos de Tikal: Excavación de los Templos al este de la Plaza" [The Plaza of the Seven Temples Project at Tikal: Excavation of the temples on the east side of the plaza] . XXI Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala, 2007 (edited by J.P. Laporte, B. Arroyo and H. Mejía) (in Spanish).
Tikal (Yax Mutal) Petén Department, Guatemala: Tikal was founded in the Late Preclassic but reached its greatest power in the Late Classic, when most of its great temples were constructed. The site was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Maya history and possesses a dynastic chronology that extends from about AD 100 through to the 9th century.
Tikal Temple I is the designation given to one of the major structures at Tikal, one of the largest cities and archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Mesoamerica. It is located in the Petén Basin region of northern Guatemala .
The North Acropolis of the ancient Maya city of Tikal in Guatemala is an architectural complex that served as a royal necropolis and was a centre for funerary activity for over 1300 years. The acropolis is located near the centre of the city and is one of the most studied of Maya architectural complexes.
At its height during the Late Classic, Tikal had expanded to have a population of well over 100,000. [33] Tikal's great rival was Calakmul, another powerful city in the Petén Basin. [48] In the southeast, Copán was the most important city. [48] Palenque and Yaxchilán were the most powerful cities in the Usumacinta region. [48]
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