After the Stele, I found the pyramids the most fascinating thing about Copan (See my sidebar for a few web sites where you will find out more information). Here you see our party posed at the foot of one of the Pyramids.
Something to remember about these structures:
All of the structures in Copan were built around 800 A.D. Think about that, 800 A.D. the year that Charlamagne was crowned the head of the Holy Roman Empire, and Europe was sinking into that period known to historians today as "The Dark Ages."Meanwhile the Mayan Civilization was at the height of its splendor.
Copan is one of the sites the National Geographic Society sends researchers to on a regular basis. None were there either day I was there, but we found out on my second visit, when this shot was taken, that they were expected within the week to be there to begin shooting for a TV show. Much of the recent work of the Geographic Society has focused on the pyramids at Copan and several other Mayan centers. If you are interested you need to visit these sites.
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