Tour Copán with David Stuart David Stuart began deciphering Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions at the age of eight, and at 18 he became the youngest recipient of a MacArthur "genius grant." ...

Inscriptions previously found in Copán suggest the first ruler of the dynasty, K’inich Yax K’uk’ Mo’, was an outsider who assumed power in 426 B.C.

Maya Site of Copan Discovered in 1570 by Diego García de Palacio, the ruins of Copán, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined ...

2000 years ago, kings of the ancient Mayas at Copán, Honduras, carved their history in rock.

When they arrived at Copán, they found a site that was dark from the tree cover, dense with vegetation, and uneven with hills and mounds. When they found some monolithic statues and set to clearning ...

Inscriptions previously found in Copán suggest the first ruler of the dynasty, K’inich Yax K’uk’ Mo’, was an outsider who assumed power in 426 B.C.

In the Mayan city of Copán, at the base of a 30-meter-tall pyramid, there’s a beautiful stone slab known as Altar Q. The altar is square, and each of its meter-wide faces preserves carvings of ...

Copán houses one official customs checkpoint – El Florido – as well as an estimated 24 unofficial crossings. Environmental Crime: Copán is home to two national parks (Celaque and Cerro Azul) and ...