... Great views of one of the best, well managed ancient Maya Sites... a jewel of Mayan architecture and sculpture... Copan, considered by many as one of the most important and impressive cities of the ancient Maya civilization to visit... the recovered and partially restored ruins that are possible to visit, make only one small part of what this beautiful city was at its peak stage during the classic Mayan period... the museum nearby is among the best on-site museums... it has the real stellae (several stellae in the ruins are replicas)... the site sit in an unbelievably lush valley, it is easy to spot a variety of resident animals that roam around the ruins... among those are monkeys, guacamayas (large parrots), macaws, sloths, and peccaries...Thanks a lot Cesar!! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
"Altar Q - Maya stelae"
Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD.The site was abandoned shortly after 900.
These are the major areas of interest:
-The Acropolis
-The Great Plaza
-Stelaes
-The Hieroglyphic Stairway
-The Tunnels
-Copan Sculpture Museum
-Las Sepulturas
The ruins were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1980.
Stamp:
Tourism - Beautiful Honduras
(28-06-2016)
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