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Tikal
Tikal (; in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now the Petén Department in northern Guatemala. The site is part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

Palenque
Palenque (; Yucatec Maya: ), also anciently known in the Itzaʼ language as Lakamha ("big water" or "big waters"), was a Maya city-state in southern Mexico that perished in the 8th century. The Palenque ruins date from ca. 226 BC to ca. 799 AD. After its decline, it was overgrown by the jungle of cedar, mahogany, and sapodilla trees, but has since been excavated and restored. It is located near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, about south of Ciudad del Carmen, above sea level. It is adjacent to the modern town of Palenque, Chiapas. It averages a humid with roughly of rain a
Usumacinta River
river in México and Guatemala
Grijalva River
river in México and Guatemala

Slaty-breasted Tinamou
species of bird

Van Gelder's bat
species of mammal

Tabasco mud turtle
species of reptile
Papaloapan River
river in Mexico
Sumidero Canyon
Canyon of the Grijalva River in Chiapas, Mexico
Agua Azul
waterfalls in Chiapas, Mexico
Coatzacoalcos River
river in Mexico
Petén Basin
geographical region of Mesoamerica

Quercus oleoides
species of plant
Maya Biosphere Reserve
nature reservation in Guatemala
Lacandon Jungle
geographic area and rainforest in Mexico
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
reserve in Yucatan, Mexico
Celestus rozellae
species of reptile

Veracruz Salamander
species of amphibian
Lepidophyma chicoasensis
species of reptile

Lepidophyma tuxtlae
species of reptile

Magnolia mexicana
species of plant

Ophisaurus ceroni
species of reptile
Sierra del Lacandón
national park in Guatemala
Guanacaste National Park
national park of Belize
Petén-Veracruz moist forests
tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico
Tonalá River
river in Mexico
Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park
national park in Guatemala
Sarstoon-Temash National Park
national park of Belize
Laguna del Tigre National Park
national park in Guatemala
Montes Azules
biosphere reserve in Mexico

Aiouea parvissima
species of plant
Cañón del Río Blanco National Park
national park in Mexico
Selva El Ocote
Biosphere reserve in Mexico | designated in 2006