Copán

November 13, 2009

Vampire Bats were used to torture Mayan captives

I made the trip to Copán, Honduras. I did not know this before, but Copán is a world heritage site. They have Mayan ruins in prestine condition scattered over a 2 km site. Copán is one of the most important Mayan settlements along with Tikal, Guatemala and Palenque, Mexico. Our guide, Fidel, told us that Copán is like Paris because of the fine artistry while Tikal is like New York City with the massive temples.

Fidel, my guide at Copán

They are still discovering new excavations at Copán

Copán lies near the Guatemalan and Honduran border. The drive only took a couple of hours. Luckily, one of the monks lived in Honduras and had time to take the trip as well as a monastery guest, Mike from Minneapolis, who comes down frequently to visit friends and help in local horticulture. I am really happy I was able to see the ruins when we did because we had the place all to ourself. Usually, the place has charter buses lined up out into the street.