Tikal was the capital of a great Maya city-state, one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. Today Tikal is a ...

Tikal National Park in northeast Guatemala is a phenomenal and almost otherworldly place to visit. With its massive pyra ...

Guatemala: In “Ruins and Ruminations in Tikal (Aug. 19),” Teotihuacan was incorrectly identified as a Mayan city. It was built by Teotihuacanos, a pre-Aztec civilization. Subscribers are Reading ...

Guatemala's amazing Tikal ruins. ... If you want to feel what it was like wandering the central plaza of a bustling Mayan city in A.D. 800, Tikal is an outsized time capsule, ...

Venture beyond Guatemala’s famed Maya ruins at Tikal and you’ll find family-run museums and communities preserving age-old traditions, and an opportunity to learn about the country’s history ...

Get away from it all in Guatemala, where you can explore Mayan ruins, find tranquility beside a quiet lagoon or barrel down a mountainside on a zip-line. A three-night stay is $1,597, including taxes.

I went because: I wanted to experience the magic of Central America's best Mayan ruins. Don't miss: A guided tour of Tikal, hiking an active volcano in Antigua and the beauty of Lago Atitlan, a ...

As our bus slowed at the entrance to a huge jungle park containing the Maya ruins of Tikal, one of Guatemala`s most spectacular attractions for tourists and archeologists, a small group of ...

Nowadays, the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, have been largely reclaimed by the jungle. Howler monkeys jump from pyramid to pyramid. Bats hide in the crevices of ...

Nestled among active volcanoes, Antigua offers the perfect blend of thrilling adventure and relaxed escapes to spas and ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, including pyramids and monuments, that shed more light on the ancient ...

Guatemala's amazing Tikal ruins. ... If you want to feel what it was like wandering the central plaza of a bustling Mayan city in A.D. 800, Tikal is an outsized time capsule, ...