Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered an altar that holds the burial of a child and adult in the Maya city of Tikal, a finding that could help researchers discern the nature of the city's ...

Maya and Teotihuacan cultures mixed in the past. That's news from the findings of a specific altar. All right, big archaeological news dropped this week. An ancient altar was found in Tikal, Guatemala ...

In the Guatemalan lowlands, the ruins of Tikal emerged from the forest, then its inscriptions revealed a world of dynasties, invasions, and high-stakes “Star Wars” fought for conquest. This chapter ...

A family altar in the Maya city of Tikal offers a glimpse into events in an enclave of the city’s foreign overlords in the wake of a local coup. Archaeologists recently unearthed the altar in a ...

New research suggests mercury and toxic algae poisoned the settlement’s reservoirs Alex Fox Correspondent The Maya city of Tikal thrived for hundreds of years but was abandoned in the ninth century ...

Eco-Esquela is less than two hours of one of Guatemala's most impressive -- and popular -- tourist destinations, the great Mayan ruins at Tikal. The region's one good road leads straight from the ...

I had thought it might be interesting to spend a day in this town built on a little island in Lake Peten Itza after a visit to the famed Mayan ruins at Tikal. I must have missed the memo for tourists ...

Continental plans to introduce a new Central American destination, with flights from Houston Intercontinental to Guatemala's Flores Airport. Flores is the main air access point for flights to Tikal, ...