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	Tikal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tikal (or Tik’al, according to the more current orthography) is the largest of the ancient ruined cities of the Maya civilization.
		Tikal Temple II The closest large towns are Flores and Santa Elena, about 30 kilometers away.
		Tikal was one of the major cultural and population centers of the Maya civilization.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tikal (1010 words)

	GUATEMALA: Flores, Tikal, Uaxactun & Ceibal
		Gateway to the Mayan legacy of Guatemala is Flores in the department of Peten.
		Tikal park hours are 6AM-6PM, making the legendary sunrise and/or sunset viewing from the top of the pyramids difficult, if not impossible, to accomplish.
		Precious relics, reflecting the splendor of a flourishing 2,000 year-old civilization, lie buried in the forests of the Peten - cradle of the Mayas.
	www.ladatco.com /GUA-Tikal.htm (817 words)

	Birdwatching in Tikal with Cayaya Birding, Birds of Tikal
		Tikal National Park is part of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, the second largest Neotropical rainforest in the world after the Amazon basin.
		Tikal is a great place for birding, because of the unique mixture of Mayan ruins and the rainforest which conquered this place after the collapse of the Maya culture.
		Tikal then declined beginning in the ninth century AD and by the tenth century the city was abandoned until it was rediscovered by Fray Andrés de Avendaño in 1695.
	www.cayaya-birding.com /Tikal.htm (822 words)

	Tikal Guatemala
		Tikal was once a wealthy metropolis of 100,000 inhabitants and the seat of power for the great Jaguar clan lords.
		The ancient Maya began building Tikal around 600 B.C., and for the next 1500 years the area was an important religious, scientific, and political center.
		These stelae, each of which once had an altar beside it, commemorate the rulers of Tikal, and their faces can still be seen today carved on one side of the large stone monuments.
	www.southernhorizons.com /GUA_Tikal.htm (619 words)

	Tikal - Guatemala's Great Maya Capital
		Abandoned and overgrown with vegetation, the monuments of Tikal were hidden within the rainforest of northern Guatemala for hundreds of years.
		Of course, our main purpose in visiting Tikal was to explore the remains of the great Maya capital, one of the largest cities in the Western Hemisphere around the year 500, when its population peaked at approximately 100,000.
		Tikal was an important religious, cultural and commercial center for more than a century, from the time the Maya settled the area around 600 B.C, until their empire collapsed circa 900 A.D. The city's majestic monuments remained standing but disappeared from view as thick tropical foliage grew over them.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Archives/AUG2003/Tikal.htm (952 words)

	La Casa De Don David Tikal Hotel
		Tikal is well worth any expense, but with the low cost of lodging and the ease of jet service to Flores, this makes for a great place to visit.
		Tikal is a great treasure in that so much as been done to restore many of the temples to their original condition, yet there are hundreds of sites that have been left as discovered.
		Tikal is a large influence on the area, so look for replicas of some of the temples and the dressed figures from the many images in the museum at Tikal.
	www.lacasadedondavid.com (4855 words)

	Tikal Tours - Tikal Guatemala
		Once one of the largest and most powerful cities of the Classic Period, Tikal was abruptly and mysteriously abandoned over 1000 years ago and disappeared over the centuries into the lush jungle.
		Archaeologists estimate that the 16 square kilometers that has been excavated at Tikal is only a fraction of the entire site, leaving many visitors wishing they had more time to explore this ancient and magical city.
		On your tour you will learn about Maya civilization and history, the rulers of Tikal and the construction of the city, the mysterious downfall of the city, and information on the flora and fauna of the region.
	guatemalainns.com /tours/tikal (595 words)

	Tikal Guatemala Ruins 1
		Tikal is located in the Petén of Guatemala, about 50 miles northwest of the border with Belize.
		Tikal is not only a great engineering accomplishment of the Maya, but it is one of the jungle splendors of the Petén.
		During the apogee of the Maya empire, Tikal was the capital city, serving as a center of trade, an architectural style-setter, and the center of power and wealth.
	www.delange.org /Tikal1/Tikal1.htm (337 words)

	Mayan Ruins of Guatemala, Belize and Honduras
		Tikal in Guatemala is probably the best restored example of classical Mayan style.
		Guatemala has the largest Maya population of any country, and in terms of numbers, they are the dominant ethnic group.
		Tikal was a prime city of the Maya.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/latamer/arc_camr.htm (1415 words)

	Side Trip to Tikal Mayan Ruins, Flores and Ixpanpajul, Guatemala from Belize with lodging at Francis Ford Coppola's ...
		The Tikal Mayan ruins in the Peten region of Guatemala are truly breathtaking -- and mysterious, as is the civilization that built Tikal almost 2000 years ago.
		The portion of Tikal that has been excavated and studied is about the size of Central Park in Manhattan, and a guide is highly recommended.
		Tikal (meaning Place of the Voices) is located about 40 miles from Flores on Lake Peten Itza, and is in the middle of the 230 square mile Tikal National Park.
	www.destinationsbelize.com /tikal-mayan-ruins-guatemala.htm (788 words)

	guatemala map and map of guatemala information page
		The repressive military regained control, and eventually Guatemala slipped into a 36-year civil war; over 200,000 civilians were murdered, and of course, the country's economy was ruined.
		Landforms Guatemala, except for the coastal areas, is a mountainous country of rolling hills, plateaus, deep river valleys, and numerous volcanoes - some active.
		Guatemala is drained by numerous rivers; the Motagua, the country's longest river, rises in the Central Highlands and flows to the Caribbean Sea.
	worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/namerica/camerica/gt.htm (888 words)

	Fishing Guatemala - sailfishing - Blue Water Fly Fishing
		Guatemala is the destination is for the angler looking for a true billfish fly fishing experience.
		Guatemala is a hot destination for billfish, in particular Pacific sailfish.
		Guatemala has the most average raises per day, greatly increasing your chances to catch and release a real trophy fish.
	www.fishinginternational.com /location/guatemala.htm (752 words)

	Tikal, Guatemala
		Tikal was one of the great Classic Maya cities mysteriously abandoned around AD 900.
		Today are still keepers of the 260 day calendar in highland Guatemala towns, farmers plant maize and beans, healers use traditional plants and methods, copal incense is burned to old gods, Maya language are spoken, and women weave and wear their beautiful traje.
		Check our jungle resort packages for more details, however, since Tikal is such a large site most visitors prefer to be directly in or near the park for a one, two or three nights private tour package.
	www.belizetravelcentral.com /tikal.htm (440 words)

	Tikal, Guatemala - Wander the Planet .net
		Tikal is one of the most famous of all Maya sites and is located in Guatemala about 50 miles northwest of the border with Belize.
		The first settlers arrived in the area now known as Tikal around the year 900 B.C. The first village was small and consisted of simple farms.
		During 250-550 A.D., Tikal was the more important city of the Mayan world and was the first city to adopt an Emblem Glyph.
	www.wandertheplanet.net /Belize/tikal.htm (439 words)

	TIKAL TOURS, Guatemala web.com
		The Morley museum is a small building, close to the parking area where some of Tikal's most valuable treasures are kept.
		Tikal is the largest excavated site in the American continent.
		Tikal is so irresistible once you are there, you'll find yourself wanting to stay just a little longer!
	www.guatemalaweb.com /1/tours/tikaltwoday.htm (189 words)

	Tikal, Guatemala
		Tikal is an enchanting place, with magnificent temples, the music of birds punctuated with the howls of monkeys, and the fresh smell of rainforest permeating each breath of air you take.
		It is exciting to walk in the less-traveled parts of Tikal and see what the early explorers must have seen.
		The raccoon-like pizote (or coatamundi) is probably the animal most beloved by Tikal's visitors, followed closely by the extraordinarily colorful wild turkey.
	www.eveandersson.com /guatemala/tikal (579 words)

	El Peten, Tikal, Guatemala - 1000traveltips.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		They cost 30 Q return, 20 Q one way and start leaving at 4 am, but there are buses at regular hours.
		To see sunrise you need to spend the night in Tikal, but still then you need to get up extremely early to beat the guards.
		When we visited Tikal for the second time, it was no longer possible to climb temple I, nor was it possible to climb all the way up to the roof of temple IV, and that's a pitty especially at sunset, and temple V was being restored, so no climbing there either (12/99).
	www.1000traveltips.org /tikal.htm (568 words)

	Tikal Ruins, Guatemala - BootsnAll.com
		Once one of the greatest cities in the world, Tikal in its heyday ca 700 AD, was the capital of a vast Mayan empire.
		At Tikal, within walking distance of the park, is the famed Jungle Lodge, but always booked out (years ahead) by tour groups; ditto The Jaguar Inn and Tikal Inn closeby, are all in the $50/night bracket.
		Today the 576 sq km Tikal National Park with its thousands of preserved stone structures is there for all to explore and enjoy.
	www.bootsnall.com /cgi-bin/gt/camericatravelguides/dec00tikal.shtml (1500 words)

	Tikal Guatemala
		The site of Tikal is a national park where the native flora and fauna still flourish relatively undisturbed.
		There is no coherent history of Tikal and there may never be one.
		Bits and pieces of information are picked up from drawings on pottery and bone, finds of tools, similarities in artistic styles between Tikal and other Mayan and Non-Mayan centers, and the few glyphs that have been deciphered up to now.
	www.ecoescuelaespanol.org /tikal.html (403 words)

	Guatemala Tour to the Famed Ruins of Tikal
		Tikal is a spectacular place to tour if you want to see one of the most famous ruined cities of the Classic Period of the Maya.
		It is located in north central Petén, Guatemala, about 50 miles northwest of the border with Belize.
		Tikal is the largest and possibly the oldest of the Maya cities.
	www.adventure-life.com /articles/tikal-ruins-47.php (346 words)

	Tikal and Uaxactun Tours - Tikal Guatemala
		On top of Temple IV or the Lost World you will also have a chance to view or listen to the many other inhabitants of the area- howler and spider monkeys swinging through the air – the songs of the toucans and the other 410 species of birds that bring music to the jungle canopy.
		Most visors leave Tikal wishing they had more time to explore the massive 16 square kilometers of what is just a small portion of the actual city of Tikal, and vowing to return!
		Tikal was abruptly and mysteriously abandoned over 1000 years ago and disappeared over the centuries into the lush jungle
	www.larutamayaonline.com /tours/tikal/uaxactun.php (1367 words)

	Guatemala - Tikal
		Mayan founded Tikal in about 700BC and by inhabited (by as many as 100,000 people) until 900AD.
		This is how Tikal would have looked to the first Explored in 1840.
		Tikal has less sculpture then other Mayan sites, but what it has is spectacular.
	homepage.mac.com /jamesema/PhotoAlbum23.html (236 words)

	Guatemala Highlands plus Tikal, Guatemala tours, Central America travel - Latin American Escapes
		Once there you will be taken to Tikal, where you will start your sightseeing of the ruins and have a picnic lunch.
		In the afternoon you will be transferred back to the airport in Flores for your return flights to Guatemala City, and transfer back to your hotel.
		This trip begins and ends in Guatemala City, which can be reached on a daily basis by a variety of airlines.
	nt1.adventuresports.com /travel/LAescapes/Trip188.htm (966 words)

	Tikal, Guatemala
		It is impossible to take the quarter of a mile walk through the lowland tropical rainforest that spills you into the middle of the Central Plaza of Tikal without understanding the 150-year-old awe of John Lloyd Stephens at his first site of a Mayan ruin.
		Although locals probably always knew of the ruins, Tikal was not officially "rediscovered" until 1848 when an expedition was made to the site by members of the Peten government.
		The abandonment of Tikal and other classic Mayan cities at the end of the first millennium is still not completely understood - the most highly regarded theories blame a combination of factors including environmental destruction, underclass rebellion, famine, and theocratic doomsaying.
	www.apj.co.uk /destinations/tikal.htm (1493 words)

	Tikal
		The largest and possibly the oldest of the Maya cities, Tikal consists of nine groups of courts and plazas built on hilly land above surrounding swamps (which may have been lakes in former times) and interconnected by bridges and causeways.
		El redescubrimiento de Tikal: el rincon de la selva donde los mayas se ganaron el apelativo de "maestros de las estrellas".
		Habitat use and reproductive ecology of the Ocellated Turkey in Tikal National Park, Guatemala.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/sci/A0848733.html (330 words)

	Guatemala
		Explore all Guatemala from Antigua, Chichicastango, Huehuetenango to Copan, Tikal, Quirigua and Puerto Barrios..
		In the morning depart Guatemala City in direction of Antigua for a Sightseeing tour of this colonial style city, visiting the most interesting sites: churches, convents, monasteries and other colonial buildings.
		After lunch and a visit of the Tikal museum, you will ride over the jungle highway to arrive at Flores, the island capital city of the department of Peten for overnight accommodations.
	www.taratours.com /Guatemala.htm (4308 words)

	Tikal
		Tikal is an archeological wonder and has produced many interesting finds.
		Perhaps one of the more colorful and mysterious finds at Tikal is the green jade burial mask discovered in the tomb of what is believed to have been the 18th ruler of Tikal, Lord Quetzal (K'uk' Ahau).
		Tikal is not only an archeological wonder, it is set in the middle of a lush jungle and has much to offer in terms of its fauna, flora and natural beauty.
	www.netshaman.com /maya/tikal.html (361 words)

	Hotel Camino Real Tikal, Guatemala
		The concept of the hotel is the one of a beach resort permitting water sports, bicycling and archaeological exploration.
		All accommodation at the Camino Real Tikal are housed in thatched-roof bungalows and offer modern comforts from airconditioning, direct-dial phones and cable TV and private balconies.
		Visit the ancient Mayan city of Tikal, tour the lake aboard the Imix or take advantage of the perennial sunshine with water sports from sailing to snorkeling.
	www.guatemalahotelreservationcenter.com /hotels/hotelcaminorealtikal.htm (175 words)

	ARQUEOLOGICAL SITE TIKAL - GUATEMALA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The last inscriptional date carved in Tikal was in the year of A.D. It has been said that Tikal probably never was really lost for the local people.
		Systematic exploration of Tikal was begun by Alfred Percival Maudslay, who made the first map of the area and whose men started the first attempts to liberate the temples from the embrace of the jungle.
		The ruins in Tikal are concentrated at the center of Tikal National Park, a preserved area of 222 sq.
	www.chillitoursguate.com /tikal.htm (414 words)

	Where do you want to go birding in Guatemala today?
		Guatemala that pack such a rich diversity of birding habitats and species into such a small area.
		In Antigua, Guatemala, on January 13th (my second day of a 17 day birding vacation to Guatemala and Belize), I was assaulted and robbed of my binoculars, digital camera, guidebooks, passport and money.
		A large proportion of the time was based in Quetzaltenango, a city in the west of Guatemala with a large indigenous Mayan population.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/cenguatemala.htm (1339 words)

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