Tikal

Located in Mesoamerica’s largest rainforest, the ruins of Tikal were once one of the Maya civilization’s greatest cities. Click an image below to enlarge.

I am shown standing on the North Acropolis overlooking the Great Plaza and Temple I at Tikal National Park in Guatemala.
Temple I, also called the Temple of the Great Jaguar, stands at the eastern end of the Great Plaza in Tikal National Park, Guatemala.
The ancient ruins of the Central Acropolis rise on the southern edge of the Great Plaza at Tikal National Park, Guatemala.
A Maya shaman performs a ritual of blessing at the Great Plaza's Contemporary Maya Altar in Tikal National Park, Guatemala.
A moss-covered Maya temple catches the midday sun at the area of the Lost World and Plaza of the Seven Temples in Tikal National Park in Guatemala.
I am shown venturing down a trail leading to Temple 38 at Tikal National Park. The pre-Columbian ruins are in the Maya Forest of Guatemala.
Temple V is shown reflecting the late afternoon sun from the vantage point of Temple IV at Tikal National Park in Guatemala.
A portion of the North Acropolis rises toward the sky at the northern end of the Great Plaza in Tikal National Park, Guatemala.

Related Content

– Click to view my travel guides for reaching and touring Tikal National Park.
– Click to view my high-resolution photo collection of wildlife at Tikal.
– Click to read my feature article “Tikal: The Day the King Died” about how Mesoamerica’s most mysterious metropolis altered the course of Maya civilization on one fateful day.

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