(Guatemala - Tikal) Ruins of Tikal ~Catalog 56~ With a grid that begins

With a grid that begins at the 100th meridian and stretches to the Pacific coast they were going to meticulously map each section of the West

and an illustration of the associated Greek and Roman gods of "Jupiter and Mars"

birthed out of the arms race of WWII and the Cold War

its counties and many towns

(Guatemala - Tikal) Ruins of Tikal ~Catalog 56~ With a grid that beginsA Guide Map of the Ruins Of Tikal Guatemala While its presence had been known, and natives would take 19th century explorers to its grounds, this amazing architectural temple center, which began construction in 292 A. D. wouldn't be protected until 1979. Ebbs and flows of jungle growth would retake the grounds after excavation ceased for a while, and here we see charted out the core of the area and its surrounding buildings and infrastructure.