Copán

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Copán ruins

Copán was a Maya city. Today, the ruins are in Honduras, near the border to Guatemala. The kingdom of Copan flourished from the 5th to the 9th century. The people would hire slaves to build houses. If they hired 80 - 100 workers it would usually take them around 2-3 months to finish it

• Copán
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Copán Media

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  A map showing the Southern Maya area and the Olmec heartland of the Preclassic era.

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  Artistic conception of mayas at the Stela I and altar. Painting of 1898 by Henry Sandham.

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  Stela H at Copán, commissioned by Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil.

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  Ceramic lid shaped to represent K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', recovered from the tomb of the 7th-century king Smoke Imix, under Temple 26.

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  Stela 63, probably dating to the reign of K'inich Popol Hol.

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  Stela H, depicting king Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil

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  Stela N, depicting K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil

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  A head from the Structure 10L-20 that currently is at the Peabody Museum of Harvard University.

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  Map of the center of Copán

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  Stela M and the Hieroglyphic Stairway