The ruins of Tikal’s Central Acropolis are shown in the foreground as the famous Temple of the Great Jaguar towers in the distance. The ancient Maya site is located in the Petén Basin of Guatemala. Click the above image to enlarge, click to view my high-resolution photo gallery, click to read my travel guide “A Visitor’s Guide to Tikal National Park,” or click to read my feature article “Tikal: The Day the King Died.”