copan ruinas

Copan Ruinas

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July 26th 2005
RUINS!!!!!!!! Massive stone monuments in the middle of the Hondurian highland jungle....Discovered in the 1700 but not uncovered until recently (parts of it as late as the 80s) the Copan Ruinas Archeological Site is an impressive experience. The ruins are spread out over an area of 24 square km, and hiking around it climbing over temples, ballgame courts, ceremonial plazas and graves, you cant he ... read more

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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