Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

Beneath 1,350 square miles of dense jungle in northern Guatemala ... About 40 miles south of Petén is Tikal, ruins of the largest city of the Maya civilization’s later “Classic” period ...

We were in the Mirador Basin, a subtropical rainforest of about 2,700 square miles in the heart of Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve ... Based on a map of the site published in 1967 by Harvard ...

The Maya ruins are on many travelers’ bucket lists, but that doesn’t stop them from making mistakes once they get there. As someone born and raised in Guatemala City, I got used to tourists ...

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 ...

As we explore our Top 2025 destinations, we're showing you why Guatemala should be on every traveler’s list. From its breathtaking volcanoes and ancient Mayan ruins to vibrant culture and lush ...

Mexico and Central America are rich in Mayan ruins. Satellites are helping scientists ... whose ancestral lands include modern-day Mexico, Guatemala and northern Belize, according to Britannica.