Step into the heart of the Guatemalan jungle and uncover the ancient power of Tikal. These Mayan ruins aren’t just ...

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.

Once a vibrant city-state of 100,000, Tikal now lies empty, partly buried beneath moss, ferns and vines. “You are coming to the cradle of Mayan civilization,” Elias said.

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 ...

Eco-Esquela is less than two hours of one of Guatemala's most impressive -- and popular -- tourist destinations, the great Mayan ruins at Tikal. The region's one good road leads straight from the ...

4. Campeche’s Edzná, Mexico Despite being one of the most significant Mayan ruins, Edzná receives fewer visitors in a year than Chichén Itzá does in a day.

Tikal National Park lies in Peten’s jungle lowlands on the edge of the immense Maya Biosphere Reserve, created in 1990 to preserve the largest — though shrinking — rain forest in Central ...

4. Campeche’s Edzná, Mexico Despite being one of the most significant Mayan ruins, Edzná receives fewer visitors in a year than Chichén Itzá does in a day.

The Mayan civilization spread across large parts of Central and South America, from Mexico to El Salvador, developing as a system of city states like the one centered at Tikal.

The Maya ruins are on many travelers’ bucket lists, but that doesn’t stop them from making mistakes once they get there. I've visited Tikal many times and watched tourists make the same mistakes.

Raymond Vincent Ashcroft, 66, vanished mysteriously near the Mayan city of Tikal on Feb. 3. Facebook/Parque Nacional Tikal The centuries-old ruins at Tikal are a UNESCO World Heritage site.

By around 950 CE, Tikal was on its way to becoming picturesque ruins. “This scenario likely played out at other Maya cities dependent on reservoirs,” wrote Lentz and his colleagues.