- The exhibit highlights over one hundred years of collaboration of archaeology and community in Copan.
- As it grew, the site functioned as the political, civil and religious centre of the Copán Valley as well as the center of a larger territory that covered the southeast portion...
- Günümüzde bir arkeolojik sit alanı olan Copán'ı aynı adla belirtilen vilayetten ayırt etmek üzere “Copán harabeleri” adı da kullanılmaktadır.
- The ruins are located about a mile outside the town of Copan Ruinas, which is located about 100 miles southwest of the city of San Pedro Sula.
- The town of Copan Ruinas, located 20 minutes from the Guatemalan border and 5 minutes from the ruins themselves is a fine example of peace and stability...
- Fortuitously, Copan has produced more inscriptions than any other Maya city, so its history can be documented with considerable precision.
- Copán is noted for its fine sculptured stele and majestic architecture. The ruins were the site of extensive research and restoration from the mid-1930s to the 1950s.
- Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala.
- The ruins at Copan include an intricately carved staircase known as Hieroglyphic Stairway, which features one of the longest inscriptions in Maya hieroglyphics.