At this time, Tikal participated in the widespread Chikanel culture that dominated the Central and Northern Maya areas at this time – a region that included the entire Yucatan Peninsula including northern and eastern Guatemala and all of Belize.
Neste momento, Tikal foemaba parte da cultura Chikanel que dominaba as áreas do centro e do norte de Maia neste momento, unha rexión que incluía toda a Península de Iucatán incluíndo o norte e oeste de Guatemala e todo p territorio de Belice.