Copan, Honduras

Copan
STELLA IN COPAN

Copan is one of the largest and most impressive of all the Mayan centers discovered so far. It consists of pyramids, temples and the 21 stone pillars or stelae with exquisite carved likenesses of ancient Copan kings.

The Maya built Copan in one of the most beautiful areas of Honduras on the banks of the Copan River in a fertile valley with a near-perfect climate.

The Copan Archaeological Park covers 74 130 acres at an elevation of 2 100 ft. Only a fraction of the ruins have been excavated but as jungle growth is cleared away from each new section and more mounds are tunneled ever more wondrous things appear.

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