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Honduras This picture shows Copán: detail of sculpture. It was taken on a travel to Copán, Honduras, Central&South America. It is one of the 8138 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Copán. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world! Show on map Locate Copán on map Other languages: \| \| \| \| Categories Architecture Art Bridges City & Cityscape Coastline Culture & Religion Doors & Windows Events History Landscape Nature People Transportation Various	Picture of Copán: detail of sculpture (Copán, Honduras) Detail of sculpture at Copán Send image of Copán: detail of sculpture as a free postcard Download picture of Copán: detail of sculpture Purchase Copán: detail of sculpture (Honduras) Deservedly the numer one attraction of Honduras, Copán is a testimony to the proud Mayan past of the country. Back the Ball Court, looking at the elegant temples and the well-kept lawn in between, I tried to imagine the games that were played here to please the ruling elite. A heavy ball was used, and the winner of the game was sacrificed on a special altar. For the players, it was an honour to die, so they tried to win despite the dire consequences. Copán might have declined and disappeared suddenly, probably due to overextended use of the surrounding valley. Still, the ruins have a magnetic attraction on whoever visits Honduras, and after a day exploring the ruins - the museum was unfortunately closed for reconstruction - I returned to Copán Ruinas, the small town in its neighbourhood, with satisfaction. Read more about: Copán Tags for this picture: \| \| \| \| brown white Central&South America Oceania Copán Innsbruck detail reflection excavations museum face sign grey orange Honduras Vietnam ruins monument sculpture streetart
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