A Maya city called Tikal lies in what is now Guatemala. This illustration is an artist's idea of how the city may have looked about A.D. 750. In the foreground, a priest prepares for a ceremony. In the background, other priests climb the stairway to the temple, 150 feet (45 meters) high.
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World Book illustration by Alton S. Tobey</P>
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