As "world-heritage-datasheets.unep-wcmc.org/" estates, Tikal National Park is a square block in the southeast of Maya Biosphere Reserve, bordered southwest by San Miguel La Palotada Biotope, on the east by the Yaxha, Nakum and Naranjo National Monuments, by the Maya Reserve multi-use zone in the north and by its buffer zone on the south. Located at 17° 23’ N by 89° 34’ W. Tikal Peten altitude is 185m to 400m. Tikal Peten is located in the department of El Peten. Tikal is located in the north of the Petén region of Guatemala, it was, and still is a major Maya city which flourished between 300 and 850 CE. The city, known to the Maya themselves as Mutul, is one of the grandest in Mesoamerica. It was one of the first Mayan cities to gain power in the Early Classic period.   . Tikal National Park is administrated by the institute of Anthropology and History, but in recent years the National Council of Protective Areas (CONAP) has been the head of operations and safety. According to "whc.unesco.org/en/list/64"Tikal Peten National Park is considered a jungle full of vegetation that is known as one of the Mayan major civilizations. it started being inhabited by Mayans since 6th century B.C. to the 10th century B.C. its location is in the northern Guatemalan providence of Peten, that is often referred to as the Maya Forest. It extends to some regions of Mexico and Belize. Tikal Peten National Park is embedded with Maya biosphere reserves with more than 20,000 square kilometers, adding conservations areas that are protected by the Guatemalan indigenes people. Tikal National Park is one of few heritage properties in the world, known for its nature, cultural practices and beliefs, making it a treasure for its archeological importance. This National Park covers 576 square kilometers of tropical wetland, savannahs, palm forests, containing thousands of architectural and art that was created by Maya civilization from the preclassic period 600 B.C. to the eventually collapse of urban Centre around 900 A.D. its wide selection of neotropical fauna, flora, cat species that include jaguars and pumas. 

In 1931 Tikal National Park was declared a national monument, following that in 1955 it was declared a National Park, in 1957 regulations and borders where defined, and in 1990 the Maya and UNESCO Biosphere reserve was established creating safety around the national park and establishing rules and regulations in order to maintain the reservation protected. Tikal Peten National Park played a strong role shaping environmental changes in its region, mostly through its intensive land use and water management practices. the city of Peten has a large population and they have an advance agricultural technique which they use to control water resources that slows down significant deforestation, increased soil erosion, and changes in the Lanscaping. 

Tikal history is primary documented through stone monuments (stelae) and architectural features that contain inscriptions and glyphs which provide information about rulers, dynastic lineages, and historical dated events.

Tikal has been a prominent Mayan city shaped by the interaction of the North American and Caribbean tectonics plates. the geological history of the region, including the formation of the Peten Basin, closely linked to these plate movements. The Cocos plate subducts beneath the Caribbean