Venture beyond Guatemala’s famed Maya ruins at Tikal and you’ll find family-run museums and communities preserving age-old ...

This is the city of Tikal. Many years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to thousands of Maya people. 'Yax Mutal' was one of the most powerful cities of the ancient Maya.

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At Muyil, you’ll see what is known as Peten architecture, with steep walled pyramids similar to those at the famous Tikal Mayan Ruins in Guatemala. As Muyil is a smaller site, many will combine ...

Going to war and buying and selling things were important parts of Maya society. Art and architecture were important too. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been ...