Ruins

Copan Ruinas - Antigua

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May 20th 2006
Hello everyone. I'm sitting right now in Antigua, Guatemala. I arrived on the 18th after spending four nights at Copan in Honduras. Or was it three? I don’t remember anymore. I had a really good time there. I saw the ruins, which are the first Mayan ruins I've seen. They were really nice. The Copan Ruins are unique because of the intricacy of the carvings. The ruins are the big draw of the town, ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Western » Copán Ruinas

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Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a ha... ... read more