Travel Guide to Copan Mayan Ruins in Honduras

Scenic spot introduction:

The Maya Site of Copan was the capital of the ancient Maya Kingdom more than 2,000 years BC and was also the center of scientific, cultural and religious activities at the time. The site is located in a canyon 56 kilometers west of Santa Rosa in western Honduras, near the border with Guatemala. It covers an area of about 15 hectares and includes pyramids, altars, squares, 6 temple , stone steps, 36 pieces Stone tablet and carvings, etc. The history of the Copan Kingdom can be traced back to the 2nd century AD. It reached its peak from the 5th to the 9th century AD, and then, like other Mayan city-states in the classical period, it suddenly declined and was completely abandoned in the jungle.

Attractions distribution:

The core part of the Copan Mayan ruins is religious buildings, mainly pyramids. altar , Square, 6 temple , stone steps, 36 pieces Stone tablet and carvings, etc.; the periphery is the ruins of 16 groups of residential houses, the biggest feature of which is the large number of carvings and statues.

Scenic spot features:

Photography, sightseeing, leisure, vacation, ethnic tourism, cultural tourism, historical tourism, ancient monuments, ruins