My friends, Today Travis and I roamed the Ruinas de Copan. This site had the very best stellae carving of all the sites so far. It is a pretty small complex in comprison to Tikal. We saw the steps carved with the history of the sixteen kings. They were really cool because there are literally thousands of steps, each carved with a different symbol representing the king of that time, the calander, and significant events of each period. Most of the kings reigned around the late BC's and the early AD's until around 700 AD. This city has a pyramid that was built on top of a much smaller temple inside, which was a dedication to King Moon Jaguar. The museum was my favorite because it contained most of the delecate carvings that are being preserved
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