What is Tikal?
{{Infobox ancient site |name = Tikal |alternate_name = Yax Mutal |image = Tikal Temple1 2006 08 11.JPG |image_size = 250px |alt = |caption = [[Tikal Temple I]] rises {{convert|47|m|ft}} high.<ref name=mg47>Martin & Grube 2000, p.47.</ref> |map = |map_type = Mesoamerica#Guatemala |map_alt = |map_caption = Location of the site |map_size = |relief = |coordinates = {{coord|17|13|19.54|N|89|37|25.01|W|display=inline}} |map_dot_label = |location = [[Flores, El Petén|Flores]], [[Petén Department]],&nbsp;[[Guatemala]] |region = [[Petén Basin]] |built = |abandoned = |epochs = Early Classic to Late Classic |cultures = [[Maya civilization]] |event = |excavations = |archaeologists = |condition = |architectural_styles = |architectural_details = |notes = |designation1 = WHS |designation1_offname = Tikal National Park |designation1_type = Mixed |designation1_criteria = i, iii, iv, ix, x |designation1_date = 1979 <small>(3rd [[World Heritage Committee|session]])</small> |delisted1_date = |designation1_partof = |designation1_number = [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/64 64] |designation1_free1name = State Party |designation1_free1value = [[Guatemala]] |designation1_free2name = Region |designation1_free2value = [[List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas|Latin America and the Caribbean]] |designation1_free3name = |designation1_free3value = |designation2 = |designation2_offname = |designation2_type = |designation2_criteria = |designation2_date = |delisted2_date = |designation2_partof = |designation2_number = |designation2_free1name = |designation2_free1value = |designation2_free2name = |designation2_free2value = |designation2_free3name = |designation2_free3value = |precolumbian = yes <!-- non-functional tracking parameter, do not remove/change --> }} '''Tik