Mundo Perdido, Tikal
Mundo Perdido
The oldest ceremonial complex at Tikal, where you can climb the great pyramid. Dusk here offers a particularly peaceful view over the rainforest.
Mundo Perdido was Tikal's earliest center of astronomy and ritual, founded in the Preclassic period. Its core is a roughly 30-meter pyramid in the Talud-tablero style, known as Structure 5C-54, which reflects contacts with Teotihuacan in Mexico. You can climb the pyramid for a wide view, with the tops of Temples IV and III visible in the distance. It sees far fewer visitors than the Great Plaza. Next to it is the Plaza of the Seven Temples. It lies about 500 meters southwest of the Great Plaza.
Opening hours
06:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Tikal Temple IV
- Tikal Temple V
- Tikal National Park
- Great Plaza, Tikal
- Tikal Museums (Sylvanus G. Morley)
- Uaxactún
- Biotopo Cerro Cahuí
- Topoxté