Holidays in Central America

Copan, Honduras

Copan, Honduras, a quaint town near the border of Guatemela, with narrow, hilly cobblestone streets and home of the ancient Copan Ruins.  

On our way to the Copan Ruins we saw about 15 parrots flying through the lush, tall jungle surrounding the ruins.  We were lucky to catch them during feeding time so we could take close up pictures.  The little kid in Ben came out when saw the parrots swoop down from the trees and perch themselves down right by him. He couldn't get close enough, he was so excited, so much he didn't' want to leave. 

Copan is one of the most spectacular city's of the ancient Mayas civilization. It is said that Copan formed part of the three largest and most lavish cultural centers of the world.  We could see that this is clearly true because of the amazing architecture and hieroglyphics there.  We explored the ruins for hours; it is a huge complex with several plazas and temples.  There was so much to see!  We were taken back in time to another world and culture, so very different than our own...

After spending the morning at the ruins we walked back to the town where we were pleasantly surprised to run into the LDS missionaries! We called out to them from across the street.  Of course, we just HAD to take them to lunch and make sure that they were well fed!  It was a fun time visiting with them.  They then showed us the way to catch a bus to our next stop on our journey, Guatemala.  Stay tuned!