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  2. Copán - Wikipedia

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    The ruins of the site core of the city are 1.6 kilometers (1 mi) from the modern village of Copán Ruinas, which is built on the site of a major complex dating to the Classic period. [ 10 ] In the Preclassic period the floor of the Copán Valley was undulating, swampy and prone to seasonal flooding.

  3. Copán Ruinas - Wikipedia

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    Every year in December, the town hosts the Conference on Honduras put on by Project Honduras.The conference is an opportunity for individuals and grassroots organizations to discuss ways to improve the quality of life in Honduras through addressing the social and economic needs of the country, primarily in the areas of education, healthcare, and community building.

  4. El Puente (Maya site) - Wikipedia

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    El Puente, or the Parque Arqueológico El Puente ("El Puente Archaeological Park"), is a Maya archaeological site in the department of Copán in Honduras.Once an independent Maya city, the city of El Puente became a tributary to the nearby city of Copán between the 6th and 9th centuries AD.

  5. List of Maya sites - Wikipedia

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    Ixkun is a large site containing many unrestored mounds and ruins and is the best known archaeological site within the municipality of Dolores. [13] It was the capital of one of the four largest kingdoms in the upper Mopan Valley. [14] Stela 1 at Ixkun is one of the tallest stone monuments in the entire Petén Basin. [15]

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    I recommend visiting the Macaw Mountain Bird Park and Nature Reserve and the archeological ruins of Copán. Taking a zipline tour across Pulhapanzak waterfall and exploring Pico Bonito National ...

  7. Maya stelae - Wikipedia

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    Stephens unsuccessfully attempted to buy the ruins of Quiriguá, and purchased Copán for US$50 ($ 1,400 in 2025) with the idea of shipping the stelae to New York for display in a new museum. [135] In the event, he was prevented from shipping the monuments down the Copán River by the discovery of impassable rapids and all the stelae remained ...

  8. Rio Amarillo (Mayan Site) - Wikipedia

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    Rio Amarillo also known as La Castellona or La Canteada, is an archaeological site of the Mayan civilization located in the department of Copan in Honduras that dates back to the Mesoamerican classical period. [1]

  9. Copán Department - Wikipedia

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    The territory that today is the department was inhabited by the Maya-Chortis civilization in the west and north; and Lenca in the extreme south. Its name "Copán" is due to the chief Copán Galel, a warrior who defended his lands before the Spanish colonization.