But all that changed in the sixth century, when Teotihuacan disengaged from the Maya region, leaving Tikal to fend for itself. Enter the Snakes. No one’s sure where they came from; there’s no ...

Walk along the Avenue of the Dead before climbing the main temple, the Pyramid of the Sun, the largest building in Teotihuacan ... and Temple of the Masks, Tikal, Guatemala Deep within the ...

religious and commercial centre from the troubled period of 650–900 that followed the break-up of the great Mesoamerican states such as Teotihuacan, Monte Albán, Palenque and Tikal. Description is ...