TABLE OF CONTENTS TIKAL LOCATION LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE WILDLIFE PEOPLE COMMUNITIES CUSTOMS SCHOOL AND WORK PLAY FOOD CELEBRATIONS TIMELINE GUATEMALA FACTS GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
TIKAL THE GREAT PLAZA TIKAL NATIONAL PARK The sun shines through the jungle as a family arrives at Tikal National Park Soon the Great Plaza comes into view Incredible stone temples rise 213 feet 65 meters into the air The kids love the Temple of the Giant Jaguar Its many steps seem to stretch to the sky 4
OTHER TOP SITES LAKE ATITLÁN PACAYA PALACIO NACIONAL NATIONAL PALACE SEMUC CHAMPEY As the day continues the family wanders among Tikal’s ruins They encounter pyramids stone figures and 2,000-year-old carvings made by the Maya people From atop one of the temples the family hears the sounds of toucans They spy spider monkeys leaping from tree to tree Welcome to Guatemala 5
