| The Glories of Copan |
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| Among the Mayan city-states, Copan was best known for its unmatched artistic achievements. As you can see from this overview of the Great Plaza, there are no large pyramids at Copan. Instead the plaza is famous for its forest of kings. |
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| These Mayan monuments are called stelae. Many powerful Copan Kings are represented on the Great Plaza. |
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| The stelae of Copan's great King 18 Rabbit, who ruled from 695-738 AD, a period of prosperity and military conquest. |
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| Copan's ball court, where the Maya played a very dangerous game indeed. It was part competition, part ceremony, and often involved human sacrifices for the losers, or perhaps the winners. More about this at Chichen Itza's ball court. |
| If you have a high speed internet connection, watch the Intrepid Berkeley Explorer's free video of this trip to Central America and Mexico, "Mayavision", by clicking on AdventurePics.com . |
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