Copan Ruins

The photographic collection · 146

Copán, in photographs.

Many ways to see an extraordinary place.

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ogwen · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for display.

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Photographs show different dates, viewpoints and conditions. Select an image to open the full-size view and its source. They do not establish current access to a particular route.

Maya sculpture at Copán — Maya sculpture at CopánPhoto: Adalberto Hernandez Vega from Copan Ruinas, Honduras, CC BY 2.0

The carved figures of Stela B at Copán — The carved figures of Stela B at CopánPhoto: Nosferattus, CC0

Copan Ruins — Copan RuinsPhoto: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0

Copan Ruins — Copan RuinsPhoto: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0

Copan Ruins — Copan RuinsPhoto: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0

Copan Ruins — Copan RuinsPhoto: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0

A carved head of Pauahtun at Copán — A carved head of Pauahtun at CopánPhoto: soyignatius, CC BY 2.0

The stone ballcourt at Copán — The stone ballcourt at CopánPhoto: Adalberto Hernandez Vega from Copan Ruinas, Honduras, CC BY 2.0

An archival view of Copán’s ruins — An archival view of Copán’s ruinsPhoto: Infrogmation, CC BY-SA 4.0

The archaeological remains of Copán — The archaeological remains of CopánPhoto: Ridiculopathy, CC0

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