Tikal

Tikal (or Tik'al, according to the more current orthography) is one of the largest of the ancient cities of the Maya civilization. It is located in Petén department of Guatemala. The site is part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park and in 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was used as a filming location for Yavin 4 in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.

The shot where a Rebel oversees the Millennium Falcon landing on Yavin was taken on top of a building known as Temple IV looking east where Temples I, II and III can be seen on film.

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