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This site is dedicated to all the park guards and workers and the archaeologists, who have dedicated their lives to researching and protecting this wonderful cultural resource, a heritage of all Guatemalans and the world.

This website is an educational resource specially dedicated to Guatemalan children, because conservation of our cultural treasures starts with education.

This site expresses the views of its authors based on the right of free expression of thought and is protected by law. To reproduce all or part of it you must count with permission from its authors.

When quoting any of this site's content please make sure you mention your source.

Finally, this site is not the park's official internet site, nor does it reflect the views of any government authorities.

This is a contribution made by the private sector, by Ecotourism & Adventure Specialists and the Association for the Development of the Maya World, towards education on our culture and the history of the ancient Maya as well as to support the protection of and research on Guatemala's heritage.

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The Tikal National Park , in the Peten region in Nmprises an area of 222 mi2 or 576 km2 . The park contains some of the most fascinating archaelogical remains of the ancient Maya Civilization. Excavated by Pennsylvania University between 1953 and 1969 Tikal is the largest excavated site in the American continent. Excavation and restoration in Tikal continued under the Proyecto Nacional Tikal, University of San Carlos in Guatemala and I.D.A.E.H. (Instituto de Antropología e Historia) unveiling more wonders than may be imagined. The Institute* manages the park. Many mounds covered by a thick layer of jungle for over one thousand years have been left untouched as found by archaeologists. Restoration continues to this day.

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