Tikal National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in the Peten region of Guatemala. It is home to the ancient Mayan city of Tikal, which was one of the largest and most powerful cities in the Mayan civilization. Tikal National Park encompasses 575 square kilometres of jungle and thousands of ruined structures. The central part of the ancient city alone contains 3,000 buildings and covers about 16 square kilometers.
Tikal is an ancient Mayan city located in the rainforest of northern Guatemala, near the border with Belize. It was one of the largest and most important Mayan cities during the Classical period, which lasted from approximately 250 to 900 AD. Tikal is renowned for its impressive architecture, including towering pyramids, temples, and palaces built with stone tools and without the use of pack animals or wheeled vehicles.
The Tikal Temple (often called Temple I, or the Black Panther Temple) is one of the most iconic structures of the ancient Mayan city of Tikal in the Petén region of northern Guatemala. It was built around 732–740 AD as a funerary pyramid. Its height is approximately 47 meters (154 feet) including the roof.
Peten is a department of Guatemala. Geographically, it is the northernmost province of Guatemala and also the largest by area, occupying approximately one-third of Guatemala's land area. The capital is Flores. The officially estimated population as of mid-2018 was 595,548. The region has unique historical value due to its rich archaeological, faunal, and biosphere reserves.
