A quaint small town, with magnetic charm and green surroundings. While walking in its picturesque lanes I did not feel like an outsider there, in fact felt a sense of belonging. This is Copan, a picturesque town and the heritage site of Mayan ruins in Hondruas, North America.
The Maya site of Copan in Hondruas, is the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage Site. Also, the Maya site of Copan is one of the most significant sites of Mayan civilization discovered in year 1570.
As per the description of UNESCO, “The Maya leader Yax Kuk Mo, coming from the area of Tikal, arrived in the Copan Valley in 427 AD, and started a dynasty of 16 rulers that transformed Copan into one of the greatest Maya cities during the classic Maya period. The great period of Copan, paralleling that of other major Mayan cities, occurred during the classical period 300-900 AD. Major cultural developments took place with significant achievements in mathematics, astronomy and hieroglyphic writing. The archaeological remains and imposing public squares reveal the three main stages of development, during which evolved the temples, plazas, altar complexes and ball courts that can be seen today, before the city was abandoned in the early 10th century. The Mayan city of Copan as it exists today is composed of a main complex of ruins with several secondary complexes encircling it. The main complex consists of the Acropolis among the five plazas.”
I had the opportunity to visit magnificent Copan ruins of Mayan civilization in Hondruas while I traveled to North America recently. Here is my pictorial depiction of Copan ruins.
Well preserved ruins of the Maya site of Copan are explorers’ delight. If you are
traveling to North America, particularly Guatemala, and have interest in history
then you should plan a trip to Mayan ruins in Copan, Hondruas. There are multiple
options to visit Copan from Guatemala City.
I visited Mexico and learned so much about Mayan culture
It’s truly incredible
I’ve never been there before. It seems like a beautiful and relaxing place to visit. I would also love to learn about Mayan culture.
Really beautiful town and great heritage to savor.
I love your photos. I thought this was immensely interesting. I love history and culture.
Thank you.
I love foreign travel and these photos are so great. It’s incredible to realize how old these city ruins are.
Absolutely incredible Rebacca.
Mayan culture is something I have always wanted to learn in more detail, great shots
Thank you Menaka.
I will be visiting Central America in less than a month and I will be exploring the Mayan Ruins from Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. I am very looking forward to it after seeing your photos from Copan. Incredible what the Mayans were able to build!
Glad to know Joanna.
This looks like such a neat place to visit. I really love all you pictures of the Copan ruins of Mayan civilization!
The Mayans are fascinating! Thanks for sharing your photos!
I’m so glad you liked my beautiful country in Central America.!! I love everything you wrote about Copan and so happy you felt at home
Thank you Josselyn. And my honor to be in your welcoming country.
Mayan is such a Historical and interesting place to visit. The surroundings are very beautiful, would love to visit and learn their culture there.
Absolutely Shubhanda.
This is amazing place, the cloud and the threes makes such a pretty scenery. I would love to visit this place oneday!
Do so Jack, you will enjoy and explore.
Wow this sounds like a lovely place to visit
I should discover this place soon?
Yes Helene lovely and full of history.
I will be visiting Central America in less than 2 weeks. I would love to visit here. I am glad you shared this with us.
Thank you.
I’m a big history geek and I’m so envious that you got to see the Copan ruins! I would love to visit there!
Thanks Marie.
I don’t think I can truly appreciate the civilisation until I’ve seen them for myself. But it’s great you’ve shown me a glimpse of our heritage for us to learn more about it!
Thank you Tiffany.
This is a great discovery. I love the fact you gave a detailed description about the place. It must really be fun out there and great photos you have there.
Thank you. Yes it was fun as well as learning.
We love visiting ruins. We saw the Mayan ruins in Chichen Itza, and it was beautiful. Love your travel pics and looks like you had a great time.
Exploring Mayan ruins were great learning to me.
Oh my goodness, your photos are amazing! I hope to some day experience and explore this beautiful place!
Thank you Julianne.
I have read about Mayan civilization and this post has encouraged me to visit there. This is good.
You should visit sometime to get the feel.
My auntie and niece went to see Mayan a few years ago and saw their picture on Facebook. Now I get to learn more information and history about this place. Good write up and it is interesting to see they also use “tuk-tuk” for public transport just like Lisbon in Portugal.
Thank you.
Copan and the atmosphere around looks splendid. The awesome photos make it all the more inviting.
Absolutely splendid atmosphere.
i’ve always found Mayan culture to be very interesting. beautiful photos here!
These are such beautiful ruins! I’d love to visit Honduras one day and see this for myself.
So True Lisa.
Mayan civilization is so interesting. We were in Belize and visited sime amazing Mayan ruins
Great. I have heard of Mayan ruins in Belize.