Tikal
Tikal (/tiˈkäl/) (Tik’al in modren Mayan orthografie) is the ruin o an auncient ceety, which wis likely tae hae been cried Yax Mutal, foond in a rainforest in Guatemala.[2]
Tikal Temple I rises 47 metre (154 ft) heich.[1] | |
Alternate name | Yax Mutal |
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Location | Flores, Petén Depairtment, Guatemala |
Region | Petén Basin |
Coordinates | 17°13′19.54″N 89°37′25.01″W / 17.2220944°N 89.6236139°W |
History | |
Periods | Early Clessic tae Late Clessic |
Culturs | Maya ceevilisation |
Offeecial name | Tikal Naitional Pairk |
Teep | Mixed |
Criteria | i, iii, iv, ix, x |
Designatit | 1979 (3rd session) |
Reference no. | 64 |
State Pairty | Guatemala |
Region | Laitin Americae an the Caribbean |
References
eedit- ↑ Martin & Grube 2000, p.47.
- ↑ "Tikal Information". CyArk. Archived frae the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
Coordinates: 17°13′19.54″N 89°37′25.01″W / 17.2220944°N 89.6236139°W