Skeletons unearthed from the ruins of the ancient city of Copán in Honduras have yielded clues to the collapse of the Mayan civilisation. Copán, now a Unesco World Heritage site, thrived during the ...

As our United Airlines flight was descending into San Pedro Sula airport, the large square fields outside La Lima and the serpentine Ulua river brought back memories of so many landings and time here ...

Discovered in 1570 by Diego García de Palacio, the ruins of Copán, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing ...

If the soaring ruins at Tikal conjure a civilization at the peak of its ceremonial hubris -- with temples that dwarf the very jungle -- the Copan ruins recall something more like a quiet city by the ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heard about the end of the world in December 2012 as predicted by the Mayans? The members and editors of online travel consultants VirtualTourist (www.virtualtourist.com) have ...

GETTING THERE: Other than a charter air strip, Copan doesn't have an airport (they are reportedly building one in the next few years). The closest international gateway is San Pedro Sula, Honduras, ...

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Central America, with its rich patchwork of cultures, diverse landscapes and abundant wildlife, is a region well worth exploring in depth. These seven sites are just a taste of the treasures to be ...

Near the Guatemalan border, the small city of Copan is home to the ruins of a Mayan capital city that collapsed in the ninth century. Speaking through an interpreter in the parish hall of Sacred Heart ...