Tikal National Park (Parque Nacional Tikal)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Area
- 222.4 mi²
- Type
- National park in Tikal, Guatemala
Visitor information
- Address: Tikal, Guatemala
- Phone: +502 2239 5000
- Official website: https://mcd.gob.gt/tikal/
People also ask
Is Tikal National Park free?
Tickets and Opening Hours Tikal National Park is open daily for visits from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Adult tickets for foreigners cost 150 GTQ (about $20 USD). Children under 12 can enter Tikal free of charge. Visiting Uaxactun costs an additional 50 GTQ.
Can you still climb Tikal?
Once a powerful hub of the Maya civilization, Tikal thrived between 200–900 AD, with towering temples, bustling plazas, and a population that may have reached up to 100,000 people. Today, you can still climb Temple IV and look out over a sea of green, just as Maya rulers once did.
Does Tikal have pyramids?
There are thousands of ancient structures at Tikal and only a fraction of these have been excavated, after decades of archaeological work. The most prominent surviving buildings include six very large pyramids, labelled Temples I – VI, each of which support a temple structure on their summits.