Focus On: Tikal
Sidebar to: Horizons: Tikal
What?
Maya settlement
Where?
Northern Guatemala
When?
c. 250–900 A.D.
Remains
6 square miles of excavated area; about 3,000 buildings, including pyramid temples, palaces, ball courts and causeways
Other Facts
Tikal was used as the setting for the rebel base in the first Star Wars movie, Star Wars IV: A New Hope.
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