written and photographed by Mary L. Peachin
Sep 2002, Vol. 6 No. 10
The ruins of Copan are proud evidence that the dominance of Mayan culture extended into the Central American country of Honduras. Inhabited during the Classic Period (250 to 900 AD)or Golden Age of Mayan art and architecture, Copan covered 15-square miles and sustained a population of less than 30,000. By comparison, Guatemala’s Tikal ruins, better known to archeology lovers, spanned almost 70-square miles with a population of 70,000.