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Tikal

View on map:17.222094°N 89.623614°W

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Temple 1
17.221976°N 89.623816°W

Temple i
17.222182°N 89.624114°W

Temple 33
17.222108°N 89.624116°W

View from the top of Temple III
17.222015°N 89.626048°W

Temple IV
17.221992°N 89.626096°W

Taken from the top of Temple III

Spectacular Mayan ruins.

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Tikal

Tikal (/tiˈkäl/) (Tik’al in modern Mayan orthography) is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén, the site is part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park and in 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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