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This site is dedicated to all the park guards and workers and the archaeologists, who have dedicated their lives to researching and protecting this wonderful cultural resource, a heritage of all Hondurans, Central Americans and the world. This website is an educational resource specially dedicated to the children of Honduras & Central America, because conservation of our cultural treasures starts with education. This site expresses the views of its authors based on the right of free expression of thought and is protected by law. |
To reproduce all or part of it you must count with permission from its authors. When quoting any of this site's content please make sure you mention your source. * Finally, this site is not the park's official internet site, nor does it reflect the views of any government authorities. This is a contribution made by the private sector towards education on our culture and the history of the ancient Maya as well as to support the protection of and research on the Maya's heritage. |
The Copan National Park next to Copan Ruinas is Western Honduras, is located in a valley dotted with arqueological complexes covering a vast area of km2 (2,026.25 square miles) is known as Copan , an impressive park that contains some of the most elaborate and beautiful stalae carved by the ancient Maya. Copan is also famous for being the site with longest hieroglyphic text discovered thus far in the Maya World. Excavation and restoration in Copan are product of the continued effort under the supervision of the Proyecto Arqueologico Copan (PAC), the Honduras Institute of Anthropology and History (IHAH), Pennsylvania State University and various other cooperation projects within PAC, which keep unveiling more of Copan 's secrets. Arqueologists have excavated tunnels within the largest structures to expose earlier expose buildings such as the famous Rasolila, a reproduction of which lays at the center of Copan 's impressive Sculpture Museum. We hope you will enjoy copanpark.com