Detail of Stela M and the Hierogly in Copan Ruins, an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in Copan Department, Honduras

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Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD.

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Location: Copan Ruins, Copan Department, Honduras
Photo credit: © Jorge Tutor / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: archaeological, civilization, copan, department, honduras, maya, monuments, ruins, shafts, site, stela, stelae, stele, stone, á