Mysterious and fascinating, the Mayan civilisation left behind enigmas that still captivate the world. At the heart of this intrigue is the Yucatan Peninsula, a silent witness to the last days of ...

It was the largest urban centre in the southern Mayan lowlands , 19 miles north of Lake Petén Itzá , in what is now the northern part of the region. Tikal was first occupied as a small village ...