A newly discovered altar, buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal, is shedding new light on the 1,600-year-old tensions between Tikal and the central Mexican capital of Teotihuacan.

An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, has been discovered in Tikal National ...

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Tikal’s great plaza, at the heart of what was one of the most powerful city-states in the Americas, is surrounded by monumental structures: the stepped terraces of the North Acropolis, festooned ...

Temple of Ah Cacao and Temple of the Masks, Tikal, Guatemala Deep within the ... 30kms from the country’s capital Yerevan the temple complex commands attention with 24 mighty Ionic order columns ...

These grandiose structures demonstrate the complex and highly ... directly outside of the temple or at a campsite around 45 minutes away. It is recommended to stay at Tikal for the entire day ...