Author and journalist Héctor Tobar has participated in the L.A. Times Festival of Books since 1999. This year, he’ll be part ...

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Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was located more than 600 miles away ...

The discovery, announced by Guatemala’s Culture and Sports Ministry ... Far to the north in Mexico, just outside present-day Mexico City, Teotihuacan - “the city of the gods” or “the ...

Despite finding the altar in Tikal, a ruined Mayan city situated in modern Guatemala, archaeologists ... a powerful city close to modern-day Mexico City that exerted a strong influence over ...

While carrying out excavations at Tikal National Park in Guatemala — what was once the center of the Maya civilization — ...