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Comorant with fish headdress  
   

Comorant with fish headdress

This Mayan king or god depicted in this sculpture has an elaborate headdress of a comorant with a fish in its mouth. This is one of the best preserved sculptures.
Copán Ruinas, Honduras

November 24th 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008 Today I used my same ticket from the museum of Mayan sculpture from the previous day, to enter the museum again. I told the lady that takes the tickets at the door that the previous day I had not had sufficient time to see all of the sculptures. I actually had the time but my camera had run out of battery power. The museum is very impressive. Inside a centra ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Western » Copán Ruinas

Honduran Flag 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
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