Thursday morning at 4 a.m. we took the Monarcas Travel minibus to Copan, Honduras (almost a five-hour trip) to visit the Mayan archaeological site of Copan, known for its magnificent sculpture carvings contained in its stelae, altars, and architectural facades. In ancient times it was a major cultural center of the Maya, flourishing from A.D. 426 to the 800�s. On Thursday, we visited the Principal Group and went down into two of the excavation tunnels used by the archaeologists. On Friday, we saw the Museum of Sculpture where many of the original carvings are now kept, and visited Las Sepulturas, a residential area where some of the rich and powerful nobles once lived. Copan was definitely a most fascinating place to visit! We left Copan at 2:15 p.m. and arrived back in Antigua at 8:30 p.m., unfortunately hitting rush hour traffic in Guatemala City.
Saturday in Antigua, we celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary. We visited Casa K�ojom (La Azotea Cultural Center) and Casa Popenoe, a restored royal official�s mansion of the 1600�s, and then enjoyed listening to traditional Guatemalan marimba music while having dinner.
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