| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Sambo Creek is a small village on the Atlantic Caribbean coast.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Boat on the beach.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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The villagers live by fishing.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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The people on the Atlantic coast are Garifunas.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Beautiful coastline.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Two men and a sail boat.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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The Garifunas are mix of African and Carib. Their preferred European language is English.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Preparing a boat.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Waiting for the fishing catch.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Garifuna fisherman showing a slice of his catch.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Man cleaning fish.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Child eating fruit.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Boy with fish.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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The village is built from traditional materials.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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The hinterland is very fertile.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Palm trees.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Wooden house.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Garifuna house.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Young boy.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Two young men.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Woman carrying shopping.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Family in their yard.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
|
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Garifuna children.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
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Fertile landscape surrounds the dwellings.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
|
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House in the rain forest.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
|
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Rural scene.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
|
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Settlement.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Sambo Creek
|
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Rio Maria.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
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Roatan is one the Bay Islands off the Atlantic coast of the country.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
|
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Sea, sand and palm trees.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
|
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The islands were used by pirates as a base during the 17th century.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
|
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Garifuna village.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
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Turtles swim off the coast.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
|
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Basilisk Lizard.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
|
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Dolphins are common in the seas.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
|
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Shipwreck.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
|
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Pilot whale.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
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Christopher Columbus arrived here on 30 July 1502 and enslaved the population.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
|
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Small bay.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
|
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Small village.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
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The islands have been inhabited since 600 by Maya and Paya.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
Site / Event : Roatan Museum
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The museum contains many Mayan ceramics.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
Site / Event : Roatan Museum
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Ceramic painted with a mother about to give birth.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
Site / Event : Roatan Museum
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Clay mask.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
City / Town : Oak Ridge
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Oak Ridge is a port village.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
City / Town : Oak Ridge
|
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The port.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
City / Town : Oak Ridge
|
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Ship building.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
City / Town : Oak Ridge
|
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A traditional wooden church.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
City / Town : Oak Ridge
|
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Sailing boat.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
City / Town : Oak Ridge
|
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Boats in the harbour.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
City / Town : Oak Ridge
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Traditional wooden buildings.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
City / Town : Oak Ridge
|
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Shop.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
Region : Roatan Island
City / Town : Oak Ridge
|
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View of the picturesque harbour.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
District : Great Plaza
|
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The Great Plaza and a stele in Copan, a Mayan site abandoned by 1200.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
District : Great Plaza
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Carved altar to Chac, the Mayan rain god.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
District : Great Plaza
|
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A small pyramid in the Great Plaza.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
District : Great Plaza
|
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The Great Plaza is 130m long amd 90m wide.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
District : Great Plaza
|
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Wall surrounding the Great Plaza.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Carved altar.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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The site is famous for its carved stele featuring images of Mayan kings.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Stela B (dated 731) shows the Mayan king 18 Rabbit on his ascension to the throne.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Detail of Stela C (730) which shows 18 Rabbit on both sides.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Many of the stele stand on animal altars.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Animal altar on which offerings were made.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Copan was at its height between 250 and 900 during the Mayan golden age.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Copan has many carved altars.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Stela D portrays 18 Rabbit and dates from 736. He ws the 13th king of the city.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Glyphs telling the history of the Mayan kings.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Mayan glyphs on Altar G, dating from 800.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Carvings on an altar.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Steps with glyphs.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Copan was ruled by a dynasty of 16 kings which made it a powerful city.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Stela F shows the Mayan king 18 Rabbit (695 - 738) with flowing robes.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Detail of the king's clothing on Stela F.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Altar G (800) is a zoomorphic represenation of two serpent heads.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Altar G. Copan is known to have the most beautiful stone sculptures in the Mayan world.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Serpent head from Altar G.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
Site / Event : Ball Court
|
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The Mayan Ball Court built by King 18 Rabbit in 738 is the second largest in Central America.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
Site / Event : Ball Court
|
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The ball court.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
Site / Event : Ball Court
|
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Players had to propel a rubber ball through a hole to win the match.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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White faced monkey.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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A macaw.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Stela I depicts Copan's 12th king, Smoke Jaguar.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Stela H from 730 is very elaborate and depicts 18 Rabbit.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Stela M depicts the 15th king Smoke Shell and dates from 756.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
Site / Event : Hieroglyphic Stairway
|
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The Hieroglyphic Stairway was completed in 755 by Mayan king, Smoke Hell.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
Site / Event : Hieroglyphic Stairway
|
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The stairway is covered with over 1250 glyphs recounting the history of Copan's first 14 kings.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
Site / Event : Hieroglyphic Stairway
|
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The older kings are shown seated in the centre of the stairway.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
Site / Event : Hieroglyphic Stairway
|
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The Hieroglyphic Stairway is part of a temple.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Plumed Serpent Altar.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Clay incense burner descovered in 1989 in a tomb.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Clay figure of a priest.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Clay figure of a king.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Much of Copan is unrestored.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Stone wall and carved figures.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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The unrestored Temple of the Inscriptions.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Stone carvings.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Overgrown temple.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Wall with Mayan glyphs.
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1995 |
| Honduras |
City / Town : Copan
|
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Much of the ancient city has been reclaimed by the rain forest.
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1995 |
were added from 1 February 2025.