Once established, the University of Pennsylvania played a role in the park's cleaning, maintenance, excavation and restoration of the site from 1956 to 1969. Adolfo Molina Orantes and under the government of Carlos Castillo Armas. Founded on May 26, 1955, Tikal National Park was established under government decree by the Ministry of Education, via the Instituto de Antropología e Historia, advised by Dr. 'Project Tikal', as it was named at the time, was first proposed by the University of Pennsylvania in 1949. In 1979, Tikal National Park was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, because of the outstanding Mesoamerican ruins at Tikal and the unique ecology of the surrounding landscape. Stretching across 57,600 hectares, it contains the ancient Mayan city of Tikal and the surrounding tropical forests, savannas, and wetlands.
Tikal National Park is a national park located in Guatemala, in the northern region of the Petén Department. Tikal Temple I rises 47 meters (154 ft) high.
