The Copán Museum, Honduras - 11 April 2007 Maya site Copán, Honduras - 11 April 2007

Next to the archeological site of Copán is the Copán Museum. It contains all the delicate stellae and sculptures. As well as some reconstructed walls, buildings and even a complete temple replica in full colour! Those Maya's knew how to carve stone. It's beautiful.
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Completing the 3 carved stone skulls

Three carved stone skulss were at display. One was obviously missing, so I though I'd complete the set.

With a replica of an ancient Maya temple

Excellent replica of an ancient Maya temple. The original is still out there, covered by a newer Maya temple. Awesome to see!

At the Copán Maya site, Honduras 2 - 11 April 2007

So the trip to the Maya ruins at Copán continued. Too much to see. An very interesting culture. And in Copán it ended precisely after 18 kings. The 18th king made a sculpture depicting all 18 kings on the sides of a square stone. The last king meets the first king in the middle. This also meant that the 18th king new his empire would end there. He left to another Maya kingdom. The short version: they collapsed under their own success. Copán was surrounded by fertile ground, ideal for agriculture. As the city expanded, more agricultural land was claimed for the city. This resulted in the end that the population was not able to sustain themselves. They could not produce enough food. That's where the decay and diseases began...
Anyways. It's a great place to visit!

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With the Two headed flying snake sculpture

A cuddly sheep travelling is one thing.. A two headed flying snake with feathery wings is another. The Maya's at Copán had those. And made a sculpture out of it. In fact, it 's one of their most important gods.

The hieroglypic stairway

We write books on paper (or just on the pc). The Maya's at Copán have written one in stone. The complete stairway is covered in hieroglyphs and tell the history of the Maya's. Unbelievable!

View at a court

On top of one of the bigger temples you have an excellent view of the several courts, their temples, buildings, statues and the magnificent trees.

Another court

I picked a higher point of view and sat on someones cap. The shade is nice, since it's very hot out there.

Trip to Belize, Honduras and Guatemala - 31 March till 19 April 2007

Currently I'm in Ohio, USA. But, no photo's from that trip yet.

I'm back for a month from my last trip. A trip through Belize, Honduras and Guatemala. Starting March 31st, ending April 19th. Central America is really great and beautiful.

The trip went from the island Caye Caulker to peninsula Placencia, both Belize. From there on via Punta Gorda to Guatemala; by boat to Puerto Barrios and on to Livingston. After a night in Livingston I went to Rio Dulce for some relaxing. And then on to Copán in Honduras, for the Maya ruines. And from Copán on to Antigua in Guatemala. Proceeding the trip to Lago de Atítlan. And everywhere in between I made some nice daytrips. You'll hear about them soon ;-)

Below you'll find the map of my route. Click on the map or the photo's below for a bigger version.

The legend of the map is in Dutch, so here's the translation:
Red = travel by bus
Green = travel by boat
Pink = travel by plane
Yellow = daytrip



Youssouf in coconut palm with bonsai mangrove at Caye Caulker - Belize - 2 April 2007


Youssouf at the beach of Caye Caulker - Belize - 2 April 2007


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Belize, Honduras and Guatemala pics coming up!

From 31 March to 19 April I made a trip to Belize, Honduras and Guatemala. Soon you'll be seeing the pictures on my blog! It was awesome.