The pyramids of Tikal are found in this country, home to large numbers of ethnic Mayans.
German explorer Alexander von Humboldt described this country's highland Lake Atitlán as the "most beautiful lake in the world," and in his 1934 book Beyond the Mexique Bay Aldous Huxley compared it to Lake Como and said it is "really too much of a good thing." The new capital of this country was destroyed in 1773 by a devastating earthquake, and is now known as the popular town of la Antigua, a tourist favorite. Although the Garifuna culture is centered in this country's port of Livingston, the largest port here is Puerto Barrios. This country's largest department, Peten, lies in its mountainous north. The pyramids of Tikal are found in this country, home to large numbers of ethnic Mayans. For 10 points, identify this Central American bordered to the north by Mexico and to the northeast by Belize.
German explorer Alexander von Humboldt described this country's highland Lake Atitlán as the "most beautiful lake in the world," and in his 1934 book Beyond the Mexique Bay Aldous Huxley compared it to Lake Como and said it is "really too much of a good thing."
Guatemala