Palenque’s heyday was the seventh century A.D., when, under the reign of K’inich Janaab’ Pakal I (King Pakal the Great), the city ... Maya sites in Mexico, and it even rivals the grandeur of ...

Over a period of 12 days, I trekked through the jungle to watch the sunrise over the ancient Maya city of Tikal. I danced in the street during holiday parades. I even hiked to the summit of a volcano.

Discover the Best Mayan Ruins in Cancun Mexico, like El Rey and El Meco. You'll also see the best Mayan Ruins near Cancun, like Chichen Itza.

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Mayan people perform ancient rituals at sunrise ... The park is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) from the city of Flores, a great stop on your way to the temples The Tikal temples are open for ...

Whether you'd experience city life, the Amazon jungle or a beach town ... but Guatemala has an even stronger Mayan culture. Here, you can visit ruins like Tikal, considered one of the most important ...

Photo Credit: Shutterstock. There is no doubt Tikal is a sprawling wonderland of ancient Mayan culture. As the largest excavated Mayan city, Tikal boasts over 10,000 structures, including towering ...

In my Guatemalan-immigrant childhood, the great Mayan jungle city of Tikal was a symbol of the civilization in our blood. Despite the humility of our present in seventies Los Angeles—my mother was a ...

Vases found in Guatemala offer rare physical proof of tobacco use among ancient Maya, but with a twist: This time, they ...