USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It is one of the largest archeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization . It is located in the archeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tikal is a complex of Mayan ruins deep in the rainforests of northern Guatemala. Historians believe that the more than 3, 000 structures on the site are the remains of a Mayan city called Yax Mutal, which was the capital of one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tikal, city and ceremonial centre of the ancient Maya civilization. The largest urban centre in the southern Maya lowlands, it stood 19 miles (30 km) north of Lake Petén Itzá in what is now the northern part of the region of Petén, Guatemala, in a tropical rainforest.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is located in north central Petén, Guatemala, about 50 miles northwest of the border with Belize. Tikal is the largest and possibly the oldest of the Maya cities.

Detailed explanation-5: -Classic Maya civilization grew to some 40 cities, including Tikal, Uaxactún, Copán, Bonampak, Dos Pilas, Calakmul, Palenque and Río Bec; each city held a population of between 5, 000 and 50, 000 people. At its peak, the Maya population may have reached 2, 000, 000 or as many as 10, 000, 000.