Read about Tikal National Park in Guatemala below, then click on the main image, or here, to begin a slideshow about the region. Origin: Archaeologists believe the Maya settled the area as early as ...

A pyramid and courtyard unearthed in the Maya city of Tikal may have once been an embassy of sorts for visitors or ambassadors from the megapolis of Teotihuacan, more than 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) ...

The first pyramid we came upon provoked murmurs of amazement and a flurry of clicking shutters. Seeing Mayan ruins inspires awe at the architectural accomplishments of this preindustrial civilization.