The southernmost Mayan ruins reside in Copan, Honduras. The city of Copan is small and tightly packed with a community of ...

The two decided that they might as well embark on their personal mission, and started talking with locals and guides about where they might encounter the ancient ruins. They found a ... monuments ...

A lawyer ostensibly on a mission for the U.S. State Department, Stephens, in 1839, went in search of Mayan ruins, which were ... coming upon the ruined city of Copan, which he found so captivating ...

The great Mayan city of Copan, discovered in the jungles of western ... where you can freely explore the ruins. Below is a picture of the 'Guided Tour' mode. Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ ', the ...

Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s ...

They found ruins that resembled those at Copán in artistic style and in the gylphic writing system, but that had some distinct features as well. The stelae at Quiriguá were taller than those at Copán.

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended ...

The ruins of Copán are one of the most fascinating Mayan archaeological sites in Central America. Located in the Copán valley ...