Tikal: Located in the wilds of Tikal National Park about 200 miles north of Guatemala City, this metropolis was settled as early as 600 B.C. Click through the gallery to see more photos of this ...

Guatemala, often overlooked in Central America, is a hidden gem bursting with history, culture, and natural beauty. As the heartland of the ancient Mayan civilization, it offers a living connection to ...

Tikal was the capital of a great Maya city-state, one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. Today Tikal is a site of expansive Mayan ruins deep in the jungle, in the rainforests of ...

So get this - Tikal, Guatemala, is a Mayan location. But the altar that was discovered is distinctly Teotihuacan, a location 600 miles away from Tikal right smack-dab in central Mexico.

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.

Tikal: Located in the wilds of Tikal National Park about 200 miles north of Guatemala City, this metropolis was settled as early as 600 B.C. Click through the gallery to see more photos of this ...

So get this - Tikal, Guatemala, is a Mayan location. But the altar that was discovered is distinctly Teotihuacan, a location 600 miles away from Tikal right smack-dab in central Mexico.

So get this - Tikal, Guatemala, is a Mayan location. But the altar that was discovered is distinctly Teotihuacan, a location 600 miles away from Tikal right smack-dab in central Mexico.