Until recently, an igloo appeared on the national flag because a flagmaker mistook the islands' national symbol of the heap of salt for an Eskimo home - he thoughtfully added a door.
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador treasure archaeological ruins where you can see vestiges of the ancient Mayan civilizations that inhabited Central America. We invite you to discover three of these impressive archaeological ruins.
Copan Ruins
If you are a lover of pre-Columbian cultures and archeology, the Copan Ruins in Honduras will fascinate you. They are one of the most important cultural destinations in Honduras and a perfect place to admire magnificent Mayan ruins. You can observe preserved ruins of the ancient Mayan empire and its splendor through palaces, pyramids, plazas, stelae and other monuments.
The site is composed by several architectural complexes, among them are the Great Plaza or Plaza of the Stelae, the Acropolis, the Ball Court, the Cemetery Complex, and the Burial Complex. One of its most popular attractions is the Plaza of the Hieroglyphic Stairway located in the Great Plaza, which has a monumental stairway whose steps has more than 1,250 individual glyphs. So far, it is the largest known Mayan inscription. It also highlights the ALTAR Q, a monument that represents 16 rulers in the dynastic succession of the city.
Copan has museums where you can admire pieces found during various research work on the site: the Museum of Sculpture, the Museum of Archaeology, which houses more than 3,000 pieces and fragments of temples and the Digital Museum of the Copan Ruins.
Until recently, an igloo appeared on the national flag because a flagmaker mistook the islands' national symbol of the heap of salt for an Eskimo home - he thoughtfully added a door.