This is our third major Mayan ruins site. This site is probably our favorite. The stelae are the largest and best preserved that we have seen and as can be seen in these photos the stone carvings are also well preserved. They have moved many of the carvings and some stelae into a large museum which is on site and which will protect them from the environment.
There is a lot of information on the internet about Copan. Here is a connection to
Wikipedia - Copan which has a nice summary.
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| Dancing Jaguar |
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| Old Man |
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| Bird with Fish in Mouth |
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| The currency in Honduras is the Lempira. This scene is on the back side of the Un (1) Lempira. Pictured is the ball field with change rooms on each side. |
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| Macaw |
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Stela B
The date that this stela was commissioned was August 22, 731 A.D. | | |
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