Tikal National Park
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv), (ix), (x).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Guatemala
Inscribed
1979
Area
57,600 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Tikal National Park is about 110 km north of San Luis. The nearest other World Heritage site is Calakmul, about 100 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Flores · about 38,000 peopleabout 40 km south-west
- Belmopan · about 15,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- San Luis · about 132,000 peopleabout 110 km south
- Orange Walk · about 21,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Belize City · about 63,000 peopleabout 150 km east
- Tenosique · about 32,000 peopleabout 190 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MexicoMixed101 km away
BelizeNatural166 km away
GuatemalaCultural225 km away
MexicoCultural260 km away
HondurasCultural269 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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