Copan Ruins is Part 4 of The Maya and More, an Elderhostel program in February 2006. Additional Copan sightseeing is described in Parts 2 and 3.
PICTURED SITES ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS TEXT.
Elderhostel describes its program as "we learn about Mayan civilization as it once existed in the lands that now are Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize. During this in-depth exploration, we trace the history of a people whose sophistication in art, architecture, and science rivaled the ancient Egyptians and Greeks. We also assess the impact of
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Map of Mayan sites
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Small museum at Copan site
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Copan site in miniature
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Macaws at entrance to Copan site
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Macaw at entrance to Copan site
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Copan's Structure 4 Located in the Great Plaza, Structure 4 is a small pyramid temple.
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Stela H Perhaps the most impressive of the sculptures, Eighteen Rabbit, a Copan...
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Close-up of Stela H
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Stela C Dating from 730 A.D., this is one of the earliest stones to have faces...
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Stela B Eighteen Rabbit is depicted here as somewhat oriental-looking while bearing a...
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Close-up of Stela B
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Stela D Stela D was to be the final stone monument of Eighteen Rabbit. It is the...
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Stela F Stela F may be the most beautiful of all free- standing sculptures of...
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Ball Court
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Ball Court
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One of the Ball Court's macaw heads
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Hieroglyphic Stairway
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Temple 11 Temple 11 is known as the Temple of the Inscriptions. It was built by...
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Overview of ruins
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Overview of ruins
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Overview of ruins
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Ruins reached after some climbing
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Overview of ruins
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Ruins with unknown name
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Hieroglyphic Stairway under cover
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