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Day 7

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August 1st 2007
This morning we went to the Mayan ruins of Copan. It was neat. It made me sad to see all of the Idols and the false god worship that had shaped this society. I guess society is similar even today, but our idols look different. After we finished our tour we went for lunch in town (yeah we finally got to pick our own meals. Most of us picked hamburgers or something else American!) Then we spen ... 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