Copan was a major Mayan city and religious site from about 200AD to 452AD.
It is a 4 hour bus ride from Porto Cortez on the Caribbean shore of Honduras.
![](9mar05_33.jpg) Macaws patrolled the entrance to the park
(as well as numerous
soldiers — the day we visited, the 7 presidents of the Central American Republics also visited Copan!)
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![](9mar05_35.jpg) How things looked before restoration
![](9mar05_36.jpg) Miguel, our tour guide
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