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Not far from [[Calakmul]], the largest city in the mayan world, was it's rival. As Professor Peter Mathews says: ''Tikal and Calakmul hated each other's guts, fought wars, captured each other's kings and more to the point they generated alliances around them''. Uaxactún is another maya site close to Tikal almost with the same size and importance.  

Not far from [[Calakmul]], the largest city in the mayan world, was it's rival. As Professor Peter Mathews says: ''Tikal and Calakmul hated each other's guts, fought wars, captured each other's kings and more to the point they generated alliances around them''. Uaxactún is another maya site close to Tikal almost with the same size and importance.  

Tikal, as one of the archaeological wonders of the world, is grouped with luminaries such as Machu Picchu, Petra, Calakmul, [[Chichen Itza]] and the Great Wall of China. In 1979 UNESCO declared the site a [[Cultural Heritage of Humanity]].  

Tikal, as one of the archaeological wonders of the world, is grouped with luminaries such as Machu Picchu, Petra, Calakmul, [[Chichen Itza]] and the [[Great Wall of China]]. In 1979 UNESCO declared the site a [[Cultural Heritage of Humanity]].  

By the 10th century Tikal was completely deserted.  

By the 10th century Tikal was completely deserted.