Tikal Guatemala

Tikal Guatemala from Belize

Tikal, translates to “place of the voices”, one of the most popular Maya sites in Guatemala. It was a major Pre-Columbian economic, political and military center. As a matter of fact, in 1979 UNESCO named Tikal a World Heritage site. Furthermore, Tikal was also used as a film location for Star Wars; Episode IV.

You can take advantage of being very close and book a full day tour to visit this remarkable city.

The Tour to Tikal Guatemala

The Tikal National Park is located in the Peten Province of Guatemala. Remarkably, the archaeological site features over 3,000 revealed structures, including temples, ball-courts, plazas, residences and more. The sophisticated architecture of the Maya are constantly on display at Tikal. In addition, there are many structures to explore and climb. In fact, some of the larger Maya temples towers over the surrounding canopy and can be seen way above the emergent trees. Notably, the richness of the biodiversity is evident throughout the site. Coupled with the numerous opportunities to observe spider and howler monkeys, oscillated turkeys, harpy eagles, toucans and many more.

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