TIKAL NATIONAL PARK, Guatemala — This spectacular Mayan ruin nestled in northern Guatemala’s dense tropical jungle is about as far from civilization as you can get, but the wake-up calls are every bit ...

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 ...

Host David Yetman accompanies archaeologists who explain the unfolding story of Tikal. For over a thousand years the city of Tikal dominated the countryside and the region with its towering temples, ...

Shrouded in thick rainforest and centuries of mystery, the ancient Mayan city of Tikal is one of the greatest overlooked sites of antiquity in the West. We’ve all heard of Machu Picchu, but the scale ...

Joseph explores Guatemala’s Mayan legacy at the temples of Tikal and Yaxha. Joseph combines the legendary with the natural when he explores Guatemala’s Mayan legacy at the temples of Tikal and Yaxha ...