Plaza G at Las Sepulturas

Las Sepulturas: The Temazcal

Set behind Las Sepulturas’ most prominent building, Structure 9N-82, is the diminutive looking Plaza G which may have been a sanctuary for medical and spiritual healing.

Las Sepulturas

Las Sepulturas is a residential area just outside of the City of Copan. It may have been home to the Holy Lord’s family and is an excellent example of a Mayan Palace complex.

Copán

Copan is home to some of the most magnificent and intriguing examples of monumental art ever found in the Americas, leading some to question where the artists actually came from

Copán: A Brief History

Although fundamentally Copan was a Mayan City that controlled trade on the southern frontier of Mesoamerica, the majority of its history is both mysterious and very intriguing…

Top of Stela B at Copan

The Elephants of Copán

The Elephants of Copan are a hotly debated topic. Do they really prove there was contact with Asia at least 800 years before Columbus’ “discovery”…?

Carved Entrance to Temple 22 at Copan

Copán: Temple 22 & The Cosmic Doorway

Temple 22 is in a badly ruined state following its collapse into its own vaults. However, the magnificent Sky-Arch surrounding the inner doorway still echoes its grandeur and gives us an inkling of the Temple’s purpose.

Pauahtun from the Temple of Inscriptions at Copan

Copán: The Heads of Pauahtun

Often called the Old Man of Copan, these iconic heads are actually of Pauahtun, whose role is not fully understood and neither is the function of these old heads…

Altar of Stela A at Copan

Copán: The Enigmatic Altar A

The mysterious Altar to Stela A was recorded as early 1839, when it caught Frederick Catherwood’s attention, and has been an enigma for many reasons ever since…