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Petén

Tikal Ruins 🏰

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Tikal Ruins 🏰

Tikal Ruins 🏰

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    August 4, 2016

    Arguably one of the area's most impressive pre-columbian sites, early monumental architecture here dates from the 4th century BC. Tikal is probably the best understood of any of the large lowland Maya cities, with the discovery of the tombs of many of the rulers on a long dynastic list, and the investigation of their monuments, temples and palaces.

    It might have been abandoned some time around the 10th century CE because of changing climate, power struggles, or other still debated reasons. Long overgrown, it was rediscovered well-preserved in the middle of a vast jungle. The entire area around Tikal has been declared a National Park and is now a World Heritage Site.

      July 7, 2019

      The entire area around Tikal has been declared a National Park and is now a World Heritage Site.

      An impressive facility that is really worth a visit.

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        April 14, 2024

        The complex does not date from prehistoric times, but from late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, as seen from Europe. So roughly from the period between 200 and 900 AD. After that, Tikal was abandoned for reasons that are not entirely clear. Possibly because of a dry period that lasted for decades.

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          Distance 7.12 km

          Uphill 130 m

          Downhill 130 m

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