Flickr_-_archer10_Dennis_-_Guatemala-1520-copyright-2007-Dennis-Jarvis March 15, 2013← Return to Ancient Sacred Sites Aligned to the Summer Solstice‹›The Lost World Pyramid at Tikal. It started as a small platform before 700 BC that faced three structures aligned to the solstices and equinoxes. (photo copyright 2007 Dennis Jarvis)