Los Mayas

Copan – a small town on the western border of Honduras within 20 miles of Guatemala – boasts one of the most impressive and widely acclaimed archeological finds of the Mayan civilization. While the actual Mayan city is smaller than many others in Guatemala and Mexico, Las Ruinas de Copan is the only city with an intact “campo de pelota” on which the Mayans played their ritualistic ball game- from which the winner was eventually sacrificed; and more importantly contains the hieroglyphic staircase more of the historical lineage of the Mayan dynaste which has allowed archeologists unlock the Mayan language and learny in Copan.

While in Copan, we visited the Ruins with our Honduran family. It was a beautiful adventure and a nice change of pace. A few photos are attached.