After a few days of diving and rain on the british-y islands, it was time to get bback to the real Cerntral America and what a better way to do it than with some Mayan ruins. I took the bus over to Copan Ruinas near the border with Guatemala to see the famed ruins over the weekend. The ruins are of a great Mayan city that flourished from about 400-800 AD. They have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site and while not as giant as the ruins at Tikal in Guatemala, they do have (apparently) much more detailed carvings.
The day I went was the first nice day I had seen in a week, and while the ruins were interesting and all, it was really most fun to just climb around on old rocks. So here are some pictures.
The Macaws come around every day to the main entrance.
The main temple, used for sacrificing soem virgins ans other fun stuff
A good turtle sculpture
The local sports arena
The most famous carving in Copan and yours truly
The beheading rock
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