Copan Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Copan

Parque Arqueologico Copan Ruinas	Honduras highway CA-11, Copan	Stela 6 located along the path between the village and the main ruins	Stele 6, Copan
Stele 6, Copan	Detail of the back side of Stele 6	Detail of the face of Stele 6	Tourist information sign at Stela 5, Copan
Stela along the foot path between the town and the archeological site	The Stela is protected under a small roof	Copan Visitor's Center	Copan Visitor's Center - Instituto Hondureño de Antropologia e Historia
Model of the Principal Group of Copan at the Visitor's Center	Model of the Acropolis of Copan	The model represents Copan at its height, not in its current state	Entrance fees for Copan, 2012
Walking tour of the Principal Group, Copan	A pile of rubble along the jungle trail to the principal ruins is a collapsed Mayan structure	Guide board of the Ceremonial Center of Copan	A small unmarked stela along the trail
Stela E (614 AD) on the unexcavated ruins of Temple 1	Mayan altar on the Great Plaza	Altar D with a representation of Chac, the rain god	Temple 4 on the Great Plaza of Copan
The small terraced pyramid of Temple 4, Copan	Temple 4, Copan	Temple 4, Copan	Temple 4, Copan
Temple 4 on the Great Plaza of Copan	Stela D, 736 AD, in front of Temple 2, Copan	Detail of Stela D - 736 AD, the last monument of the 13th Ruler	Stela D, 736 AD, 13th Ruler of Copan
Stela D, 736 AD, 13th Ruler of Copan	Stela D, 736 AD, 13th Ruler of Copan	Detail from Stela D	Stela F (721 AD) on the Great Plaza, the 13th Ruler, Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil (18 Rabbit)
Stela F, 721 AD, 13th Ruler of Copan	Detail of Stela F - the 13th Ruler, Copan	Detail of Stela F - the 13th Ruler, Copan	Stela H (730 AD) - Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awil in the role of the Maize God
Detail of Stela H - the 13th Ruler	One of the sections of Altar G (800 AD)	Stela C - 711 AD, the accession of the 13th Ruler	Stela C - 711 AD, the accession of the 13th Ruler
Stela B (731 AD) - the 13th Ruler	Stela B (731 AD) - the 13th Ruler	Stela B (731 AD) - the 13th Ruler	Stela B (731 AD) - the 13th Ruler
Detail from the back of Stela B, Copan	Stela 4 - the 13th Ruler depicted as a ball player	Stela A on the Great Plaza of Copan	Stela A - replica (the original is in the museum)
Stela A (731 AD) - 13th Ruler	Stele I in a niche on the east side of the Gran Plaza	Exploring beyond the east side of the Great Plaza, Copan	Temascal - Maya Steam Bath, Copan
Stela 3 - Ruler 12, Great Plaza of Copan	Stela 3 - Ruler 12, Great Plaza of Copan	Detail of Stela 3, Copan	Ball Court, Copan
Ball Court (Juego de Pelota), Temple 9	The Ball Court of Copan seen looking south from Altar L	Copan's Ball Court is the second largest	Ball Court, Copan
Niche behind the Ball Court, Temple 10	Mayan builders had not discovered the true arch	Inside Temple 10 near the Ball Court	The Ball Court of Copan and Temple 9
Detail of the Ball Court - Macaw Head, Temple 10	Stairs leading to one of the excavation tunnels on the north side of the Acropolis	View of the Ball Court and Temple 9 Copan	Workers maintaining the Acropolis of Copan
Temples at the base of the Acropolis, Copan	Stela 1 portraying the 12th Ruler of Copan, 668 AD	Stela 1 (Smoke Jaguar) to the west of Temple 9, Copan	Twisted roots of a large tree growing next to Temple 9
The Ball Court and Temple 10, Copan	Detail of Temple 10	The Acropolis of Copan	Ear Pod Tree (Guanacaste) left standing after the jungle was cleared from the Central Plaza
The Acropolis of Copan	North side of the Acropolis of Copan	Stela N, 15th Ruler of Copan, 761 AD	Stele M dedicated to the 15th Ruler, K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil, 756 AD
The Hieroglyphic Stairway - the history of the Royal House of Copan in 63 steps leading up to Temple 26	Carving near the Hieroglyphic Stairway	Explanation of how new temples were built on top of older temples	Artist's impression of the Hieroglyphic Stairway, Copan
The "Cornerstone of Copan", now in the Copan Museum	Detail of a figure on the Hieroglyphic Stairway, Copan	Detail - Hieroglyphic Stairway	Detail - Hieroglyphic Stairway, 755 AD
Detail - Hieroglyphic Stairway	Stele M and the Hieroglyphic Stairway	Stele M and the Hieroglyphic Stairway	The altar in front of Stele M at the base of the Hieroglyphic Stairway
Stele M and the Hieroglyphic Stairway	Detail of Stele M and the Hieroglyphic Stairway	Stele M and the Hieroglyphic Stairway	Concrete has been used to stabilize the Acropolis
Another massive tree on the southwest corner of the Central Plaza	Bits and pieces lying around, Copan	Massive tree in the southwest corner of the Central Plaza	A large tree growing out of the Acropolis, Copan
It's a jungle, Acropolis of Copan	Climbing the Acropolis of Copan	Stair leading up to Temple 11 at the top of the Acropolis of Copan	Carved figure, Acropolis of Copan
View of Temple 16 on the south side of the Acropolis	Detail of Temple 11 - the Temple of the Inscriptions	Detail of Temple 11 - the Temple of the Inscriptions	View of Temple 9 looking north from the top of the Acropolis
Temple 9 at the base of the Acropolis	Artist's drawing of Copan at the height of its glory with the Ruler watching over festivities on the plaza below	Acropolis of Copan	Acropolis of Copan
Acropolis of Copan	Trees growing out of the Acropolis, Temple 11, Copan	Looking south from the top of the Acropolis - Western Patio and Temple 16	Western Patio (Patio Occidental)Temple 16 and Stela P
The Old Man of Temple 11 (copy, the original is in the museum)	The Hieroglyphic Stairway from above	Temple 9 from the Acropolis, Copan	Patio of the Jaguars (Patio Oriental) and the pyramid of Temple 16
Patio of the Jaguars (Patio Oriental) and the pyramid of Temple 16	Structure 22A - Popol Nah, 746 AD	Detial of the brickwork of the Popol Nah, Copan	Eastern Patio - Patio de los Jaguares, Copan
Western side of the Patio de los Jaguares	Acropolis of Copan, north face of Temple 11	Steps leading up the north face of the Acropolis of Copan	Temple 26 at the summit of the Hieroglypic Stairway
Acropolis of Copan - corner sculpture, Temple 22	Temple 21, Acropolis of Copan	North side of the Patio de los Jaguares, Copan	The entrance to Temple 22, Acropolis of Copan
The entrance to Temple 22, Acropolis of Copan	Skulls along the entrance to Temple 22	Skulls along the entrance to Temple 22	Large skull carving, Temple 22, Acropolis of Copan
Detail of Temple 22, Copan	Patio de los Jaguares / Eastern Patio, Acropolis of Copan	Patio de los Jaguares and Temple 16 from Temple 22, Copan	Temple 22 on the north side of the Patio de los Jaguares
Sculptural detail on the west side of the Patio de los Jaguaes	Temple 22, north side of Patio de los Jaguares	Small altar on the north side of Temple 16	Statue entangled in the roots of a tree, Copan
The saddle area of the Acropolis between Temples 11 and 16	The Rosalita Temple is buried beneath this part of the Acropolis	Artist's depiction of the location of the Rosalita Temple buried inside the Acropolis	As the acropolis grew, older temples were used as the base of new construction
Statue on the north side of the Western Patio beneath the Temple of the Inscriptions	Base of the Temple of Inscriptions, Western Patio	Western Patio / Patio Occidental, Copan	Copy of Stela P (623 AD), Western Patio
Altar Q, 763 AD, in front of Temple 16, Western Patio	Detail of Altar Q, said to be one of the best carvings at Copan	The Tomb of Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat, 810 AD	The Tomb of Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat, 810 AD
Relief carvings, Structure 18, Copan	Relief carvings, Structure 18, Copan	View of the countryside surrounding Copan	One of the archaeological tunnels exploring beneath the Acropolis
Mask, Patio de los Jaguares	Patio de los Jaguares	Residential Courtyard - "El Cemeterio", Copan	Residential Courtyard to the south of the Acropolis, Copan
Residential Courtyard to the south of the Acropolis	"El Cemetario", Copan	Carving on a wall, "El Cemetario", Copan	"El Cemetario", Copan
"El Cemetario", Copan	Circular Mayan Altar, "El Cemetario", Copan	Archaeological Tunnel in the Acropolis, Copan	Stela J marking the northeastern boundary of the Royal Precinct
"You are now entering the great square of the people, the holy place where (the 13th Ruler) will perform acts of ritual..."	An excellent archeological site, too bad it was raining	Scarlet Macaw in the trees at the ruins of Copan	Wildlife at Copan - Central American Agouti, a giant rodent
Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata), Copan	Looking a little like a squirrel	Central American Agouti on a log, Copan	Central American Agouti under a log, Copan
Las Sepulturas, a separate set of ruins at Copan about a mile to the east of the Principal Group	Map of Las Sepulturas, Copan	Las Sepulturas - an residential district of Copan, 450-850 AD	Las Sepulturas
The stone couch typical of ancient Mayan homes	Las Sepulturas	Las Sepulturas	Las Sepulturas
Testing material for a new covering of the Hieroglyphic Stairway	Scribe's House, 780 AD - Las Sepulturas	Scribe's House, 780 AD - Las Sepulturas	Scribe's House, 780 AD - Las Sepulturas
Scribe's House, 780 AD - Las Sepulturas	Detail of the hieroglyphic bench inside the Scribe's House	Hieroglyphic Bench, Scribe's House, Copan	Hieroglyphic Bench, Scribe's House, Copan
Scribe's House, Copan-Las Sepulturas	Copan-Las Sepulturas	Copan-Las Sepulturas	Copan-Las Sepulturas
Walking back to Copan past farmers tending their field, Honduras	Souvenirs at Copan	Souvenirs at Copan	Souvenirs at Copan

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