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	National park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National parks are usually located in places which have been largely undeveloped, and often feature areas with exceptional native animals, plants and ecosystems (particularly endangered examples of such), biodiversity, or unusual geological features.
		However, the vision of the National Park was not yet complete in Yosemite, and required the efforts of John Muir to bring it to fruition.
		Occasionally, national parks are declared in developed areas with the goal of returning the area to resemble its original state as closely as possible.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_park

	Encyclopedia: Tikal National Park
		Tikal was one of the major cultural and population centers of the Maya civilization.
		Tikal is the largest of the ancient ruined cities of the Maya civilization.
		The city was at its height in the Maya Classic Period, approximately 200 AD to 850 AD, after which no new major monuments were built, some of the palaces of the elite were burned, and the population gradually declined until the site was abandoned by the end of the 10th century.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tikal-National-Park

	Seniors Go Travel
		However, archaeological excavations were not undertaken until Tikal National Park was created in 1955.
		in Tikal National Park, the ancient Maya ceremonial center at the heart of the vast rainforest that covers virtually all of northern Guatemala.
		Tikal was an important religious, cultural and commercial center for more than a century, from the time the Maya settled the area around 600 BCE until their empire collapsed circa 900.
	www.seniorsgotravel.com /articles/w_tikal.php

	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.
		Beavers, R. (1992): The birds of Tikal: an annotated checklist for the Tikal National Park and Petén Guatemala.
		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

	Where We Work ::: Mirador Basin, Guatemala :: Project Summary
		The Tikal National Park is a highly effective and proven model for permanent protection of the forests and wildlife using the cultural riches of an archaeological park as the means for rainforest and wildlife preservation in Guatemala.
		Tikal and the smaller sites of Seibal, Aguateca, and Quirigua National Parks in Guatemala, Calakmul in Mexico, and Caracol, Belize are testaments to the effectiveness of archaeological parks for permanent protection of native rainforests and archaeological sites.
		Like the nearby Tikal National Park, Mirador Basin’s world-class archaeology, including the largest and oldest known Maya cities, provides the base economic and scientific engine to enable permanent protection of over 525,000 acres of rainforest and wildlife habitat.
	www.globalheritagefund.org /where/mirador.html

	Guatemala - Maya Biosphere Reserve
		Tikal National Park, encompassing more than 140,000 acres, is located in the south-central part of the Reserve.
		Within the internationally recognized World Biosphere Reserve, are eight core protected areas, including the famous Tikal National Park - declared a Natural and Cultural World Heritage site in 1979.
		Located in the far western reaches of the Reserve, Sierra del Lacandon National Park is a 500,000 acre protected area, which harbors the archeological ruins of Piedras Negras.
	nature.org /wherewework/centralamerica/guatemala/work/art8858.html

	Tikal, Guatemala - Guide All Directory
		The Tikal National Park is part of the Maya Biosphere Reserve.
		Tikal is one of the most important of the hundreds of maya archeological sites discovered in the jungles of Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras.
		Tikal is the name given to this ancient maya city, located at the north of Guatemala, in the Peten province.
	www.guideall.com /guatikal.htm

	Peten
		Tikal National Park, which covers 550 square kilometers, is the Petén's most famous attraction.
		It is also one of the principal areas where Classic Maya cities were built and where monumental Maya buildings may still be seen, such as those in the Tikal National Park.
		The reserve is composed of five national parks and three wildlife reserves, or biotopos, where the tropical humid forest shelters 333 species of birds and 54 types of mammals, including jaguars.
	www.nuestraguatemala.com /peten.htm

	TIKAL NATIONAL PARK, GUATEMALA
		This is a very small part of the 222 square miles preserved in the National Park, but these six square miles have revealed over 3,000 separate constructions including temples, palaces, shrines, ceremonial platforms, ballcourts, terraces, causways or residences.
		The primary attraction in Tikal of course is the ancient Mayan temples and ruins.
		Tikal was discovered in 1848, but very likely natives living in the area had always known about it.
	www.quest4travel.com /main22.htm

	Describtion
		The wealth of the forest in the National Park Tikal varies from giant trees of to 150 feet, to low and high palms.
		Tikal, one of the most magnificent and breathtaking Mayan cities is located in Guatemala, specifically in the North of the department of the Petén, to 65 kilometers of the City of Flowers.
		Tikal was one of the most important urban centers of the Mayan area in the its time.
	www.louisville.edu /~saalaw01/finalProject/describtion.html

	Mountain biking Tikal to Belize MEA - Mesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance
		From the towering temples of Guatemala’s Tikal National Park, to the hidden ruins of Belize’s Caracol, this trip explores the legacy of Central America’s most awe-inspiring ancient culture and the pristine natural areas in-between.
		Departing Tikal National Park, day four consists of a challenging 30 kilometer mountain bike ride along a one lane dirt back road that winds through the Maya Biosphere Reserve southeast to the ruins of Yaxha.
		Departing from the visitor’s center in Tikal National Park, we begin the day by mountain biking 23 kilometers along a well-maintained dirt road that passes directly through the Reserve.
	www.travelwithmea.com /itin_guat_belize.htm

	TIKAL
		Visitors to Tikal National Park will be able to explore the haunting ruins and walk in the exotic luxuriance of the tropical rain forest.
		Tikal is one of Central America's largest nature reserves and it is commonplace for visitors to observe a large variety of wildlife species including spider and howler monkeys, parrots, coatimundis, and magnificent ocellated turkeys.
		The city of Tikal emerged from the jungle to become the jewel of the Mayan civilization more than 1000 years ago.
	www.angelfire.com /pe2/bearsden24

	Archaeological Sites
		The modern Tikal national park covers an area of 222 square miles in the tropical jungle of the El Peten area.
		There is evidence at Tikal which supports the theory that warfare led to the collapse of the Mayans in the 9th century.
		One of the most significant discoveries of the Tikal complex is the Temple of the Jade Jaguar, named because of an inscription on a door lintel in the temple.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/archaeology/sites/south_america/tikal.html

	Tikal Hotels La Casa De Don David
		The Tikal Ruins are the most spectacular of the Ruta Maya and the entrance to Tikal National Park is only 15 minutes from the hotel.
		Tikal was one of the principal cities of the Maya civilization.
		Tikal is the most important on the Ruta Maya and clearly the most significant for seeing jungle and wildlife.
	www.lacasadedondavid.com /tikal.html

	Tikal Information
		Tikal was declared Tikal National Park by the Guatemalan Government in May of 1955, and a National Monument in 1970.
		Tikal Ruins are located in the middle of Tikal National Park in northern Guatemala and is truly a wildlife sanctuary covering more 200 square miles.
		Tikal Nat’l Park is located within the 6,000 square mile Maya Biosphere in the northern part of Peten, Guatemala.
	www.tikalinformation.com

	Protected Areas Programme -
		Tikal National Park is administered by the Instituto de Antropologia e Historia.The biosphere reserve consists of a core area, cultural areas, areas of multiple use, a recovery area and a buffer zone (Lehnhoff Temme, 1990, WWF and IUCN, 1997).
		Tikal National Park is 57,600ha, San Miguel La Palotada Biotope, 49,500ha, and Maya Biosphere Reserve,1,000,000ha.
		The park forms a block to the south east of the Biosphere Reserve, adjacent to the San Miguel La Palotada Biotope to the west, and bounded in the south by a 10-15km wide Biosphere Reserve Buffer Zone to the south.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/wh/tikal.html

	EXOTIC BIRDING tours - Description of birding at Tikal National Park, Guatemala
		Tikal Archeological Site and National Park is located in the Peten District of northern Guatemalan, about 50 miles northwest of the Belize border.
		Exotic Birding tours that visit Tikal National Park in Guatemala
		Despite these threats, the national park still offers superb rainforest birding and is a premier birding destination in Central America.
	www.exoticbirding.com /belize/places/tikal.html

	Tikal, Guatemala and the Mayan Splendors
		The Tikal National Park is not only home to an ancient Mayan City.
		It is located about half an hour from the entrance of the National Park and serves as a gateway to explore the immediate area.
		Tikal is among the world's travel wonders, many calling Tikal one of the most spiritually powerful spots on earth.
	www.enjoyguatemala.com /tikal.htm

	Tikal National Park - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		"Tikal National Park" was added to Unesco's World Heritage List in 1979
		They call it jungle, but Tikal nowadays is a well-developed natural park that daily caters to lots of tourists.
		Another important park is theRio Dulce National Park.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/tikal.html

	General Information
		Should you be lucky enough to visit Tikal on a full moon, do not hesitate and ask for a special permit to visit the park after hours at the Administrator’s office beyond the Morley museum.
		Tikal remained a mystery for centuries, after being abruptly abandoned by the Maya over 1000 years ago and overgrown by a relentless jungle.
		In Tikal, lintels were carved out of sapodilla, a hard wood, which is also the tree from which sap to make chewing gum is obtained.
	www.tikalpark.com /generalinfo.htm

	Tikal Adventure
		There are also many mini-buses that go into the Tikal National Park that stop directly in front of David's hotel as early as 5 am.
		The gate to Tikal is about 15 minutes from the hotel and you can easily get there via the bus or talk David in to taking you there and picking you up at the end of the day.
		Entry fee into the park is about $6 US, but exchange some money before you get to the park and you will get a break by using the local currency, Quetzals.
	www.geocities.com /mcnellie/tikal.htm

	GLTours - Adventure Travel to Tikal National Park
		Tikal can easily be visited on a full day tour or overnight stay from the jungle lodges in the Cayo District of Belize.
		The largest and most spectacular of the excavated cities is Tikal, the greatest capital of the ancient Maya world.
		Afterwards, you will either return to the Flores airport for an afternoon flight back to Belize City or transfer to a jungle lodge in the park for an overnight stay.
	www.gltours.com /Countries/belizeTikal.htm

	Hotel Jungle Lodge, Tikal National Park, Peten Region, Guatemala.
		The Jungle Lodge is ideally situated within the Tikal National Park and offers the closest accommodations to the temples and pyramids.
		Of the park's 222 square miles only 10 square miles of central Tikal has been mapped and over 3,000 separate buildings have been revealed: temples, shrines, ceremonial platforms, residences, ball courts, terraces, causeways and plazas.
		Scarlet Macaws and Ocellated Turkeys are often seen in the grounds and the night air is filled with the sounds of the jungle - howler monkeys, crickets and parrots.
	www.global-travel.co.uk /junglodg.htm

	La Casa De Don David Tikal Hotel
		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.
		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.
	www.lacasadedondavid.com

	Mundo Maya - Tikal
		Located in the middle of Tikal National Park, a wildlife preserve covering 222 square miles.
		The findings of Tikal can be seen both in museums in the park itself and in Guatemala City.
		Tikal was one of the mayor cities of the Maya, estimated 10,000 people inhabited the to date mapped area of six square miles.
	www.talkabouttheworld.com /mundo_maya/tikal.php3

	Exploring Tikal National Park, Guatemala MEA - Mesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance
		Considered one of the top five Ancient Maya sites, Tikal National Park is renown for its historical wonders and the unique array of fauna in the tropical forests that shroud the ancient temples.
		Traveling by shuttle directly through the heart of Tikal National Park, we will drive one hour north to the Maya ruins of Uaxactun—a site that was Tikal’s political rival in the Preclassic period.
		Tikal’s rivers, lakes, swamps and flooding savannas are important for wildlife and migratory birds, and the broad-leaved forests contain more than 300 species of trees.
	www.travelwithmea.com /itin_guat_tikal.htm

	Tikal National Park-. mayas tikal guatemala mayan central america history - mesoamerica - peten
		Tikal was first settled around 500 B.C., the site was probably chosen because of its strategic position on a hill, above the seasonal swamps or ´bajos´, and its abundant deposits of flint (used for tools and weapons).
		Services in Tikal are more basic than Flores but comfortable, and you do feel that you are on some sort of adventure in the jungle.
		Since that time the fame of Tikal has spread and attracted the attention of many great Mayan archaeologists and enthusiasts curious to see for themselves and learn about this ancient civilization and this great city.
	www.jaguartikal.com /English/tikalpark_xtra.htm

	GLTours - Adventure Travel To Tikal and Lake Peten
		Tikal National Park, in the heart of Peten, covers 576 square kilometers of prime rainforest, although the actual Maya site stretches over an area of 16 square kilometers.
		Tikal can be reached by a 45-minute flight from Guatemala City to Flores and by land from Belize.
		It can take a few days to fully explore the park since excavations and restorations have opened up new areas.
	www.gltours.com /Countries/Guatemalatikal.htm

	Information and history for Tikal Peten Guatemala.
		There is evidence of human presence at Tikal as early as 800 B.C., though the majority of the structures you will see were built from 550 A.D. to 900 A.D. During the 1,700 years of its existence, Tikal rose to become one of the most important Mayan centers in all of the Americas.
		At its peak, Tikal is said to have had between 10,000 and 40,000 inhabitants.
		the pyramids and plazas of Tikal are among the largest and most important of the Mayan world.
	www.thegringosguide.com /PETENflores/TikalHistory.htm

	Feature Story
		For the first time since Tikal National Park was founded in 1955, there are community-based nature guides to interpret for travelers and locals alike the value of Tikal as one of Central America's ecological touchstones.
		Until now, there were neither opportunities for local guides in the park nor a determined interest on behalf of local communities to maintain the ecological wealth of the region.
		Born and raised in the communities surrounding the park, none of the 12 RARE-trained guides had attended university and few had finished primary school.
	www.rareconservation.org /contentmgr/feature_story_2.jsp?fid=63

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