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Bookmark or Share- Copan Ruinas: How To Visit The Mayan Ruins In HondurasOn a visit to Copan, you can see the intricate carvings, temples, and ruins surrounded by jungle, and there are even colorful parrots flying around in the trees! This place was home to the Mayans for more than a thousand years, and it was only rediscovered in the 16th century.
- Copán - WikipediaCopán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It is one of the most important sites of the Maya civilization, which was not excavated until the 19th century.
- Copán | Living Maya Time - Smithsonian InstitutionIn the city of Copán, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ancient Maya replicated nature's visible world through art. They built pyramids as symbols of mountains, plazas as lakes, and doorways as caves. Copán artists carved the images of the ruling dynasty in stone columns to represent a “forest of kings.”
- How to visit Copán in Honduras: a quick guide | Atlas & BootsOur guide on how to visit Copán covers everything you need to explore the enigmatic Maya ruins and charming Honduran town. At first sight, the Maya ruins of Copán in Honduras aren’t quite as grand as Tikal in Guatemala or Chichén Itzá in Mexico – but they are impressive in their own right.
- Copán | Mayan civilization, archaeological site, ruins | BritannicaCopán, ruined ancient Maya city, in extreme western Honduras near the Guatemalan border. It lies on the west bank of the Copán River, about 35 miles (56 km) west of the modern town of Santa Rosa de Copán. The site was added to the World Heritage List in 1980. Copán, Honduras: Maya altar Maya altar at Copán, Honduras.
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