Tikal

200 AD70 m (Temple IV)Guatemala

CountryGuatemala

Date200 AD

Notable Feature70 m (Temple IV)

RegionPeten

About Tikal

One of the largest Maya cities, with 3,000 structures. Temple IV is the tallest pre-Columbian structure in the Americas. Up to 100,000 people lived here. Abandoned around 900 AD for unknown reasons. Surrounded by jungle.

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