Copan
The crown jewel of Honduras travel on mainland Honduras, Copan is the main gateway for travelers arriving to Honduras by land from Guatemala. A charming travel destination with a variety of hotels, restaurants, bars and souvenir shops with services catering to everything from the budget traveler looking for a hostel as well as to upscale travelers that require deluxe accommodations. Copan offers the most elaborate high relief sculptures in the Mayan World, with 2 world class archaeological museums. The Copan Valley is famous for its bird watching opportunities, and boasts the most complete aviary with native macaws, toucans and parrots of Honduras and Central America. The Copan Archaeological site is the most studied Mayan archaeological site in the world and offers a complete picture of how the Mayans lived.
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Traditional Honduran Food – Atol Chuco in Copan
Traditional Honduran food varies from region to region. Atol Chuco is a very Copaneco experience. Cool Copan mornings send Copanecos descending along cobblestone streets; …
Copan Travel Update – New Year 2013
I was in Copan Ruinas between the 30th of December and the 2nd of January …
The Best Hotels in Copan
Copan has slowly, but steadily grown and there are more and more hotels in town. Many of these…
The Best Restaurants in Copan
There are many different eateries in Copan, with prices for every budget and with different cuisines from around…
The Best Bars in Copan Ruinas
Café Via Via Via Via is the liveliest, friendliest spot in town. Nice background music, friendly staff and…
Copan
The Copan ruins majestically display ancient natural culture, and the people of the town of Copan have become friendly merchants, working in an envious setting against the clear green and blue mountains. “Copanecos” have found that delicate blend of being able to show visitors their beautiful world, without destroying that which makes it so unique. [...]…
Copan Ruins
The most accessible ruins of the ancient Mayan culture, Copan offers a beautifully quaint town surrounding the relics of Honduras’ ancestors. Arrive early and enjoy an hour of the park…
Copan – A Colorful Cultural Destination
Ancient culture meets New World savvy in this popular tourist Mecca. The sound of marimba music rises up off of the cobblestone streets and mixes with the aroma of spiced…
Copan Ruins 2012
A series of activities are planned throughout the next year, culminating on December 21, 2012. The day in which, according to the Mayan calendar, the entire world will experience a transition through time.
Archaeological Park Opens in Honduras
The Yellow River Archaeological Park (Parque Arqueológico de Rio Amarillo) opened this week in Santa Rita, Copán, after 24 months of building, restoration, and waterproofing reached completion. The park is located 18 kilometers northeast of the Copan Ruins. It spans approximately 50 hectares and contains Mayan ruins within a forest preserve. The five stone structures, [...]
El Camino a la Superacion
El Camino a la Superacion is an indigenous Mayan artisan cooperative in Copan Ruinas. Started by Deborah Matherne, a Louisana-native, as a way to help the local community pool its resources and succeed together, it has now taken a firm step into the future. Many of the member communities are not connected to the electricity [...]
12th Annual Conference on Honduras
The 12th annual Conference on Honduras will take place in Copán Ruinas on October 6-8th, 2011 at the Clarión Copán Ruinas hotel, near the entrance to the town. The focus of the conference is education, healthcare (including HIV/AIDS and clean water), and community building (including micro-credit and caring for orphaned children). The defining theme for [...]
Paramedics For Children Helps Copan
Rodger Harrison has that look about him: you can see it in his eyes when he talks about his organization, founded 14 years ago in the historic village of Copán Ruinas, Honduras. Paramedics For Children (PFC) includes a medical clinic, ambulance services, and mountain village school supply programs. When asked why he started PFC, Mr. [...]
Streets of Copan Something to See
If the street above looks a little more colorful than the average road, it’s because the carpet has been rolled out for Semana Santa, or holy week leading up to Easter. The “carpets” are made from colored sawdust and flowers and illustrate the Stations of the Cross. There are many reasons to visit Copan in [...]
Mexico Mayans Had Contact with Copan
Experts from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the University of Arizona (UA) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) found the 6-step staircase which reveals El Palmar had contacts with Calakmul, in Campeche, and Copan, Honduras, almost 1300 years ago. Project leaders announced that the stairway conserves 90 blocks with more [...]
