Mayan ruins: copan

Copan las ruinas is a pictoresque small town with some very cool ruins about a kilometer outside town.

 Double-faced carving:

Interestingly, a tortoise statue in a town which is hours from the sea.

A cool jaguar:

That little pyramid was used as podium to address a crowd in what was then a plaza that could accommodate around 6,000 people. 

And this is the main spectator tribune, right opposite

Ball game court:

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This hieroglyphic staircase has a royal chronology (amongst other things). Each step is intricately carved with this information

Detail of a step:

Mayans built on top of older structures. This is a replica of the original structure that's actually buried under the main pyramid...

The bat monster:

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