The Asociacion Tikal is a private non-profit organization of leading citizens who support rescue of endangered stelae, preservation of archaeological sites, and public education on the prehispanic cultures of Guatemala. We thus encourage visitors to Guatemala to resist buying antiquities, first because it is against the laws of Guatemala, second because it is against US law to bring these back to the USA, third because if you buy antiquities this finances the grave robbers. Besides, most of what is offered to the tourist is a mixture of clever forgeries. F.L.A.A.R. has donated equipment, training, and and especially photography to projects in Belize, Honduras, Mexico, and Guatemala with the goal to increase the quality and quantity of photography in archaeology and related academic disciplines. F.L.A.A.R. is dedicated to public awareness, and what better way to make people aware than by the quality of the photographs used to alert people to the situation.
Poor graphics make any appeal look rather unenthusiastic.
F.L.A.A.R. is a non-profit research institute on the forefront of advanced digital technology for art history and museums.