2005-Route of the MayaWe follow in the footsteps of the ancient Maya.http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/a1Title/122152548_uTPei-Ti.jpghttp://1000places.smugmug.com/gallery/2334415_aWH3d/2007-01-16T22:33:58ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugNearly 10 years after we had last left the land of the ancient Maya, we returned to Central America to revisit ruins seen before and explore those that had previously eluded us. From Novemb ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />Nearly 10 years after we had last left the land of the ancient Maya, we returned to Central America to revisit ruins seen before and explore those that had previously eluded us. From Novemb ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122152548_uTPei" title="Nearly 10 years after we had last left the land of the ancient Maya, we returned to Central America to revisit ruins seen before and explore those that had previously eluded us. From Novemb ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/a1Title/122152548_uTPei-Th.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="Nearly 10 years after we had last left the land of the ancient Maya, we returned to Central America to revisit ruins seen before and explore those that had previously eluded us. From Novemb ..." title="Nearly 10 years after we had last left the land of the ancient Maya, we returned to Central America to revisit ruins seen before and explore those that had previously eluded us. From Novemb ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:42:40Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/a1Title/122152548_uTPei-Th.jpg"All was mystery, dark, impenetrable mystery, and every circumstance increased it," wrote 19th century Maya explorer John Lloyd Stephens.Today, more than 160 years after Stephens' journeys a ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />"All was mystery, dark, impenetrable mystery, and every circumstance increased it," wrote 19th century Maya explorer John Lloyd Stephens.Today, more than 160 years after Stephens' journeys a ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122588148_nPyix" title=""All was mystery, dark, impenetrable mystery, and every circumstance increased it," wrote 19th century Maya explorer John Lloyd Stephens.Today, more than 160 years after Stephens' journeys a ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/1Title-copy/122588148_nPyix-Th.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt=""All was mystery, dark, impenetrable mystery, and every circumstance increased it," wrote 19th century Maya explorer John Lloyd Stephens.Today, more than 160 years after Stephens' journeys a ..." title=""All was mystery, dark, impenetrable mystery, and every circumstance increased it," wrote 19th century Maya explorer John Lloyd Stephens.Today, more than 160 years after Stephens' journeys a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:04:52Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/1Title-copy/122588148_nPyix-Th.jpgSAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our trip began in El Salvador at a hotel across the street from the Chulan (or "Hombre Desnuda - Naked Man, as the locals call it), a towering tribute to the coun ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our trip began in El Salvador at a hotel across the street from the Chulan (or "Hombre Desnuda - Naked Man, as the locals call it), a towering tribute to the coun ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122152717_Cn5Y9" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our trip began in El Salvador at a hotel across the street from the Chulan (or "Hombre Desnuda - Naked Man, as the locals call it), a towering tribute to the coun ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4503/122152717_Cn5Y9-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our trip began in El Salvador at a hotel across the street from the Chulan (or "Hombre Desnuda - Naked Man, as the locals call it), a towering tribute to the coun ..." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our trip began in El Salvador at a hotel across the street from the Chulan (or "Hombre Desnuda - Naked Man, as the locals call it), a towering tribute to the coun ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:50:45Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4503/122152717_Cn5Y9-Th.jpg2005-11-14 08:53:49SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Like much of Central America, San Salvador is flanked by volcanoes. Looming over the city is El Boqueron, an active volcano that last erupted in 1917.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Like much of Central America, San Salvador is flanked by volcanoes. Looming over the city is El Boqueron, an active volcano that last erupted in 1917.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122152746_bSMJb" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Like much of Central America, San Salvador is flanked by volcanoes. Looming over the city is El Boqueron, an active volcano that last erupted in 1917."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4516/122152746_bSMJb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Like much of Central America, San Salvador is flanked by volcanoes. Looming over the city is El Boqueron, an active volcano that last erupted in 1917." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Like much of Central America, San Salvador is flanked by volcanoes. Looming over the city is El Boqueron, an active volcano that last erupted in 1917." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:39:58Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4516/122152746_bSMJb-Th.jpg2005-11-14 10:51:11SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our first stop was at the Metropolitan Cathedral, built on the site of the Old San Salvador Cathedral. When the original church was consumed by fire, constructio ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our first stop was at the Metropolitan Cathedral, built on the site of the Old San Salvador Cathedral. When the original church was consumed by fire, constructio ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122152931_pdMDy" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our first stop was at the Metropolitan Cathedral, built on the site of the Old San Salvador Cathedral. When the original church was consumed by fire, constructio ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4543/122152931_pdMDy-Th.jpg" width="125" height="150" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our first stop was at the Metropolitan Cathedral, built on the site of the Old San Salvador Cathedral. When the original church was consumed by fire, constructio ..." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our first stop was at the Metropolitan Cathedral, built on the site of the Old San Salvador Cathedral. When the original church was consumed by fire, constructio ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:39:07Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4543/122152931_pdMDy-Th.jpg2005-11-14 12:22:20SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Rising 148 feet above the ground floor of the Metropolitan Cathedral is the bright Churriguresque cupula. It has a radius of 79 feet.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Rising 148 feet above the ground floor of the Metropolitan Cathedral is the bright Churriguresque cupula. It has a radius of 79 feet.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122152774_MXoG3" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Rising 148 feet above the ground floor of the Metropolitan Cathedral is the bright Churriguresque cupula. It has a radius of 79 feet."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4521/122152774_MXoG3-Th.jpg" width="123" height="150" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Rising 148 feet above the ground floor of the Metropolitan Cathedral is the bright Churriguresque cupula. It has a radius of 79 feet." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Rising 148 feet above the ground floor of the Metropolitan Cathedral is the bright Churriguresque cupula. It has a radius of 79 feet." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:44:44Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4521/122152774_MXoG3-Th.jpg2005-11-14 11:32:55SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - One of the magnificant stained glass windows at the Metropolitan Cathedral.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - One of the magnificant stained glass windows at the Metropolitan Cathedral.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122152813_8Nrpn" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - One of the magnificant stained glass windows at the Metropolitan Cathedral."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4522/122152813_8Nrpn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - One of the magnificant stained glass windows at the Metropolitan Cathedral." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - One of the magnificant stained glass windows at the Metropolitan Cathedral." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:14Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4522/122152813_8Nrpn-Th.jpg2005-11-14 11:34:00SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Beneath the Cathedral is the crypt of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez, an outspoken advocate for the poor and victims of El Salvador's civil war. In 19 ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Beneath the Cathedral is the crypt of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez, an outspoken advocate for the poor and victims of El Salvador's civil war. In 19 ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122152858_dNQ2L" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Beneath the Cathedral is the crypt of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez, an outspoken advocate for the poor and victims of El Salvador's civil war. In 19 ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4531/122152858_dNQ2L-Th.jpg" width="142" height="150" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Beneath the Cathedral is the crypt of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez, an outspoken advocate for the poor and victims of El Salvador's civil war. In 19 ..." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Beneath the Cathedral is the crypt of Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez, an outspoken advocate for the poor and victims of El Salvador's civil war. In 19 ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:50:04Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4531/122152858_dNQ2L-Th.jpg2005-11-14 12:02:13SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - While at the tomb of Archbishop Romero we were approached by an elderly gentleman who told us he had been the driver of a high-ranking official who had been gunne ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - While at the tomb of Archbishop Romero we were approached by an elderly gentleman who told us he had been the driver of a high-ranking official who had been gunne ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122152902_EcVaP" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - While at the tomb of Archbishop Romero we were approached by an elderly gentleman who told us he had been the driver of a high-ranking official who had been gunne ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4534/122152902_EcVaP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="75" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - While at the tomb of Archbishop Romero we were approached by an elderly gentleman who told us he had been the driver of a high-ranking official who had been gunne ..." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - While at the tomb of Archbishop Romero we were approached by an elderly gentleman who told us he had been the driver of a high-ranking official who had been gunne ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T06:04:28Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4534/122152902_EcVaP-Th.jpg2005-11-14 12:03:34SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Some faces just jump out at you. In the park across the street from the Metropolitan Cathedral, this gentleman resting on a bench caught our attention.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Some faces just jump out at you. In the park across the street from the Metropolitan Cathedral, this gentleman resting on a bench caught our attention.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122152975_qKC4M" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Some faces just jump out at you. In the park across the street from the Metropolitan Cathedral, this gentleman resting on a bench caught our attention."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4544/122152975_qKC4M-Th-1.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Some faces just jump out at you. In the park across the street from the Metropolitan Cathedral, this gentleman resting on a bench caught our attention." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Some faces just jump out at you. In the park across the street from the Metropolitan Cathedral, this gentleman resting on a bench caught our attention." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T05:57:01Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4544/122152975_qKC4M-Th-1.jpg2005-11-14 12:24:51SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - When El Salvador's 12-year civil war ended in 1992, millions of men and boys found they had no job skills other than firing weapons. Thousands are now employed a ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - When El Salvador's 12-year civil war ended in 1992, millions of men and boys found they had no job skills other than firing weapons. Thousands are now employed a ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122153008_4Gunx" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - When El Salvador's 12-year civil war ended in 1992, millions of men and boys found they had no job skills other than firing weapons. Thousands are now employed a ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4549/122153008_4Gunx-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - When El Salvador's 12-year civil war ended in 1992, millions of men and boys found they had no job skills other than firing weapons. Thousands are now employed a ..." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - When El Salvador's 12-year civil war ended in 1992, millions of men and boys found they had no job skills other than firing weapons. Thousands are now employed a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:53:37Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4549/122153008_4Gunx-Th.jpg2005-11-14 13:07:18SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our first steps back into the Mayan world actually came at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia which normally would have been closed on the day we were in the city ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our first steps back into the Mayan world actually came at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia which normally would have been closed on the day we were in the city ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122153042_qP78P" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our first steps back into the Mayan world actually came at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia which normally would have been closed on the day we were in the city ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4552/122153042_qP78P-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our first steps back into the Mayan world actually came at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia which normally would have been closed on the day we were in the city ..." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our first steps back into the Mayan world actually came at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia which normally would have been closed on the day we were in the city ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:39:44Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4552/122153042_qP78P-Th-1.jpg2005-11-14 13:25:41SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - On display in the National Archaeology Museum are several Mayan incense burners such as this one.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - On display in the National Archaeology Museum are several Mayan incense burners such as this one.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122153052_XwoEk" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - On display in the National Archaeology Museum are several Mayan incense burners such as this one."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4557/122153052_XwoEk-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="119" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - On display in the National Archaeology Museum are several Mayan incense burners such as this one." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - On display in the National Archaeology Museum are several Mayan incense burners such as this one." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:46:02Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4557/122153052_XwoEk-Th-1.jpg2005-11-14 14:00:03SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - We learned from this poster on the wall of the National Archaeology Museum that we had arrived the day after "National Pupusas Day."<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - We learned from this poster on the wall of the National Archaeology Museum that we had arrived the day after "National Pupusas Day."</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122153073_sqM5m" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - We learned from this poster on the wall of the National Archaeology Museum that we had arrived the day after "National Pupusas Day.""><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4560/122153073_sqM5m-Th.jpg" width="103" height="150" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - We learned from this poster on the wall of the National Archaeology Museum that we had arrived the day after "National Pupusas Day."" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - We learned from this poster on the wall of the National Archaeology Museum that we had arrived the day after "National Pupusas Day."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:36:26Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4560/122153073_sqM5m-Th.jpg2005-11-14 14:23:12SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Papusas are, in fact, one of El Salvador's traditional foods. Several of us ordered breakfast from the Estacion de Pupusas, the "pupusa station," at our hotel.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Papusas are, in fact, one of El Salvador's traditional foods. Several of us ordered breakfast from the Estacion de Pupusas, the "pupusa station," at our hotel.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122155111_dLj7y" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Papusas are, in fact, one of El Salvador's traditional foods. Several of us ordered breakfast from the Estacion de Pupusas, the "pupusa station," at our hotel."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4509/122155111_dLj7y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="110" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Papusas are, in fact, one of El Salvador's traditional foods. Several of us ordered breakfast from the Estacion de Pupusas, the "pupusa station," at our hotel." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Papusas are, in fact, one of El Salvador's traditional foods. Several of us ordered breakfast from the Estacion de Pupusas, the "pupusa station," at our hotel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:34:04Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4509/122155111_dLj7y-Th.jpg2005-11-14 09:27:48SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our hotel in San Salvador was the Sheraton Presidente. We were told that the President of Spain was having dinner at the hotel the night we arrived.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our hotel in San Salvador was the Sheraton Presidente. We were told that the President of Spain was having dinner at the hotel the night we arrived.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122155646_MKivk" title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our hotel in San Salvador was the Sheraton Presidente. We were told that the President of Spain was having dinner at the hotel the night we arrived."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4502/122155646_MKivk-Th-1.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our hotel in San Salvador was the Sheraton Presidente. We were told that the President of Spain was having dinner at the hotel the night we arrived." title="SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - Our hotel in San Salvador was the Sheraton Presidente. We were told that the President of Spain was having dinner at the hotel the night we arrived." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:31:58Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4502/122155646_MKivk-Th-1.jpg2005-11-14 08:52:05COPAN, HONDURAS - On November 15, 2005, we entered the ancient Maya site of Copan. Copan was the first Maya site visited by John Lloyd Stephens in 1839 and justifiably ignited the passon fo ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - On November 15, 2005, we entered the ancient Maya site of Copan. Copan was the first Maya site visited by John Lloyd Stephens in 1839 and justifiably ignited the passon fo ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122157050_7ZdnF" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - On November 15, 2005, we entered the ancient Maya site of Copan. Copan was the first Maya site visited by John Lloyd Stephens in 1839 and justifiably ignited the passon fo ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4607/122157050_7ZdnF-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - On November 15, 2005, we entered the ancient Maya site of Copan. Copan was the first Maya site visited by John Lloyd Stephens in 1839 and justifiably ignited the passon fo ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - On November 15, 2005, we entered the ancient Maya site of Copan. Copan was the first Maya site visited by John Lloyd Stephens in 1839 and justifiably ignited the passon fo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:47Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4607/122157050_7ZdnF-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 11:54:00COPAN, HONDURAS - Our local guide at Copan was Jorge Arnoldo Barraza who showed us the subtle carvings on the stelae in the Great Plaza, most of which were erected between the years AD 711 a ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Our local guide at Copan was Jorge Arnoldo Barraza who showed us the subtle carvings on the stelae in the Great Plaza, most of which were erected between the years AD 711 a ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122167649_pt53Y" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Our local guide at Copan was Jorge Arnoldo Barraza who showed us the subtle carvings on the stelae in the Great Plaza, most of which were erected between the years AD 711 a ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150009/122167649_pt53Y-Th.jpg" width="130" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Our local guide at Copan was Jorge Arnoldo Barraza who showed us the subtle carvings on the stelae in the Great Plaza, most of which were erected between the years AD 711 a ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Our local guide at Copan was Jorge Arnoldo Barraza who showed us the subtle carvings on the stelae in the Great Plaza, most of which were erected between the years AD 711 a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:45Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150009/122167649_pt53Y-Th.jpg2005-11-15 11:24:51COPAN, HONDURAS - Jorge Barraz had led tour groups and archaeologists around Copan for more than 20 years.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Jorge Barraz had led tour groups and archaeologists around Copan for more than 20 years.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122170304_5NgLk" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Jorge Barraz had led tour groups and archaeologists around Copan for more than 20 years."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4605/122170304_5NgLk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Jorge Barraz had led tour groups and archaeologists around Copan for more than 20 years." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Jorge Barraz had led tour groups and archaeologists around Copan for more than 20 years." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:40:21Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4605/122170304_5NgLk-Th.jpg2005-11-15 11:48:12COPAN, HONDURAS - Another view of Stela H which depicts "18 Rabbit" reenacting the "Creation Dance." To reinforce his identity, he wears a huge zoomorphic Maize God headdress with the leaves ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Another view of Stela H which depicts "18 Rabbit" reenacting the "Creation Dance." To reinforce his identity, he wears a huge zoomorphic Maize God headdress with the leaves ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122164872_6FBsn" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Another view of Stela H which depicts "18 Rabbit" reenacting the "Creation Dance." To reinforce his identity, he wears a huge zoomorphic Maize God headdress with the leaves ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4613/122164872_6FBsn-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Another view of Stela H which depicts "18 Rabbit" reenacting the "Creation Dance." To reinforce his identity, he wears a huge zoomorphic Maize God headdress with the leaves ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Another view of Stela H which depicts "18 Rabbit" reenacting the "Creation Dance." To reinforce his identity, he wears a huge zoomorphic Maize God headdress with the leaves ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:37:28Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4613/122164872_6FBsn-Th.jpg2005-11-15 12:08:22COPAN, HONDURAS - Stela D is the northern stela of the Great Plaza. Its eloquent imagery presents "18-Rabbit" in the guise of an old god.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Stela D is the northern stela of the Great Plaza. Its eloquent imagery presents "18-Rabbit" in the guise of an old god.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122164693_9y2Fd" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Stela D is the northern stela of the Great Plaza. Its eloquent imagery presents "18-Rabbit" in the guise of an old god."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4620/122164693_9y2Fd-Th.jpg" width="99" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Stela D is the northern stela of the Great Plaza. Its eloquent imagery presents "18-Rabbit" in the guise of an old god." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Stela D is the northern stela of the Great Plaza. Its eloquent imagery presents "18-Rabbit" in the guise of an old god." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:43Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4620/122164693_9y2Fd-Th.jpg2005-11-15 12:53:48COPAN, HONDURAS - On Stela D, "18 Rabbit" wears a mask that covers the greater part of his face, with large oval openings left around his eyes and mouth. The mask has the features of an aged ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - On Stela D, "18 Rabbit" wears a mask that covers the greater part of his face, with large oval openings left around his eyes and mouth. The mask has the features of an aged ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122164914_3paRA" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - On Stela D, "18 Rabbit" wears a mask that covers the greater part of his face, with large oval openings left around his eyes and mouth. The mask has the features of an aged ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4615/122164914_3paRA-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - On Stela D, "18 Rabbit" wears a mask that covers the greater part of his face, with large oval openings left around his eyes and mouth. The mask has the features of an aged ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - On Stela D, "18 Rabbit" wears a mask that covers the greater part of his face, with large oval openings left around his eyes and mouth. The mask has the features of an aged ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:38:26Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4615/122164914_3paRA-Th.jpg2005-11-15 12:39:48COPAN, HONDURAS - To commemorate 9.14.0.0.0 (December 5, 711), the first k'atun-ending after his accession, "18 Rabbit" commissioned a larger-than-life-size statue of himself frozen in the m ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - To commemorate 9.14.0.0.0 (December 5, 711), the first k'atun-ending after his accession, "18 Rabbit" commissioned a larger-than-life-size statue of himself frozen in the m ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122164733_S3qSm" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - To commemorate 9.14.0.0.0 (December 5, 711), the first k'atun-ending after his accession, "18 Rabbit" commissioned a larger-than-life-size statue of himself frozen in the m ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4610/122164733_S3qSm-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - To commemorate 9.14.0.0.0 (December 5, 711), the first k'atun-ending after his accession, "18 Rabbit" commissioned a larger-than-life-size statue of himself frozen in the m ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - To commemorate 9.14.0.0.0 (December 5, 711), the first k'atun-ending after his accession, "18 Rabbit" commissioned a larger-than-life-size statue of himself frozen in the m ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:38:08Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4610/122164733_S3qSm-Th.jpg2005-11-15 11:58:38COPAN, HONDURAS - Perhaps the most beautiful of the stelae in the Great Plaza, depicts "18 Rabbit" (Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil). There is no clear indication, however, of what the event is ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Perhaps the most beautiful of the stelae in the Great Plaza, depicts "18 Rabbit" (Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil). There is no clear indication, however, of what the event is ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122164831_e2xR5" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Perhaps the most beautiful of the stelae in the Great Plaza, depicts "18 Rabbit" (Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil). There is no clear indication, however, of what the event is ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4612/122164831_e2xR5-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Perhaps the most beautiful of the stelae in the Great Plaza, depicts "18 Rabbit" (Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil). There is no clear indication, however, of what the event is ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Perhaps the most beautiful of the stelae in the Great Plaza, depicts "18 Rabbit" (Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil). There is no clear indication, however, of what the event is ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:41:00Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4612/122164831_e2xR5-Th.jpg2005-11-15 12:05:51COPAN, HONDURAS - On Stela B, the Copan ruler "18-Rabbit" appears disguised as the ax-wielding executioner Chac, a god associated with Venus as Evening Star. The monument portrays him standi ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - On Stela B, the Copan ruler "18-Rabbit" appears disguised as the ax-wielding executioner Chac, a god associated with Venus as Evening Star. The monument portrays him standi ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122167573_b6xAv" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - On Stela B, the Copan ruler "18-Rabbit" appears disguised as the ax-wielding executioner Chac, a god associated with Venus as Evening Star. The monument portrays him standi ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4671/122167573_b6xAv-Th-1.jpg" width="88" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - On Stela B, the Copan ruler "18-Rabbit" appears disguised as the ax-wielding executioner Chac, a god associated with Venus as Evening Star. The monument portrays him standi ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - On Stela B, the Copan ruler "18-Rabbit" appears disguised as the ax-wielding executioner Chac, a god associated with Venus as Evening Star. The monument portrays him standi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:38:26Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4671/122167573_b6xAv-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 15:01:06COPAN, HONDURAS - Stela B - yet another of "18 Rabbit" - presents one of the most splendid portraits of a Maya ruler with a high turban depicting wound strips of cloth that is characteristic ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Stela B - yet another of "18 Rabbit" - presents one of the most splendid portraits of a Maya ruler with a high turban depicting wound strips of cloth that is characteristic ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122164781_KaA5S" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Stela B - yet another of "18 Rabbit" - presents one of the most splendid portraits of a Maya ruler with a high turban depicting wound strips of cloth that is characteristic ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4611/122164781_KaA5S-Th.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Stela B - yet another of "18 Rabbit" - presents one of the most splendid portraits of a Maya ruler with a high turban depicting wound strips of cloth that is characteristic ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Stela B - yet another of "18 Rabbit" - presents one of the most splendid portraits of a Maya ruler with a high turban depicting wound strips of cloth that is characteristic ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:41:33Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4611/122164781_KaA5S-Th.jpg2005-11-15 11:59:51COPAN, HONDURAS - One of few stelae in the Great Plaza that does NOT depict "18 Rabbit," Stela 1 is set back into a niche. The figure shown on the stela has been determined to be Smoke Imix ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - One of few stelae in the Great Plaza that does NOT depict "18 Rabbit," Stela 1 is set back into a niche. The figure shown on the stela has been determined to be Smoke Imix ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122168845_WhfRB" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - One of few stelae in the Great Plaza that does NOT depict "18 Rabbit," Stela 1 is set back into a niche. The figure shown on the stela has been determined to be Smoke Imix ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4667/122168845_WhfRB-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - One of few stelae in the Great Plaza that does NOT depict "18 Rabbit," Stela 1 is set back into a niche. The figure shown on the stela has been determined to be Smoke Imix ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - One of few stelae in the Great Plaza that does NOT depict "18 Rabbit," Stela 1 is set back into a niche. The figure shown on the stela has been determined to be Smoke Imix ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:39:30Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4667/122168845_WhfRB-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:59:11COPAN, HONDURAS - In the Great Plaza of Copan, many of the stelae are semi-protected by tin roofs, but some of the most exquisite have been left open to the elements -- good for the "natural ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - In the Great Plaza of Copan, many of the stelae are semi-protected by tin roofs, but some of the most exquisite have been left open to the elements -- good for the "natural ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122167990_Kt8bn" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - In the Great Plaza of Copan, many of the stelae are semi-protected by tin roofs, but some of the most exquisite have been left open to the elements -- good for the "natural ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150042/122167990_Kt8bn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - In the Great Plaza of Copan, many of the stelae are semi-protected by tin roofs, but some of the most exquisite have been left open to the elements -- good for the "natural ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - In the Great Plaza of Copan, many of the stelae are semi-protected by tin roofs, but some of the most exquisite have been left open to the elements -- good for the "natural ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:41:00Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150042/122167990_Kt8bn-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:01:56COPAN, HONDURAS - Copan is generally devoid of the towering pyramids that are characteristic of Maya sites like Tikal and Chichen Itza. This stepped pyramid is at one end of the Great Plaza ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Copan is generally devoid of the towering pyramids that are characteristic of Maya sites like Tikal and Chichen Itza. This stepped pyramid is at one end of the Great Plaza ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122167628_CnYSd" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Copan is generally devoid of the towering pyramids that are characteristic of Maya sites like Tikal and Chichen Itza. This stepped pyramid is at one end of the Great Plaza ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150040/122167628_CnYSd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="93" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Copan is generally devoid of the towering pyramids that are characteristic of Maya sites like Tikal and Chichen Itza. This stepped pyramid is at one end of the Great Plaza ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Copan is generally devoid of the towering pyramids that are characteristic of Maya sites like Tikal and Chichen Itza. This stepped pyramid is at one end of the Great Plaza ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:12Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150040/122167628_CnYSd-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:00:02COPAN, HONDURAS - Virtually every Maya site has the ruins of a ballcourt. This one is the largest of such courts built in the Maya "Classic" period (200 A.D - 900 A.D.). Here teams of 5 to ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Virtually every Maya site has the ruins of a ballcourt. This one is the largest of such courts built in the Maya "Classic" period (200 A.D - 900 A.D.). Here teams of 5 to ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122170134_gsmH7" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Virtually every Maya site has the ruins of a ballcourt. This one is the largest of such courts built in the Maya "Classic" period (200 A.D - 900 A.D.). Here teams of 5 to ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4623/122170134_gsmH7-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Virtually every Maya site has the ruins of a ballcourt. This one is the largest of such courts built in the Maya "Classic" period (200 A.D - 900 A.D.). Here teams of 5 to ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Virtually every Maya site has the ruins of a ballcourt. This one is the largest of such courts built in the Maya "Classic" period (200 A.D - 900 A.D.). Here teams of 5 to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:41:27Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4623/122170134_gsmH7-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 12:58:15COPAN, HONDURAS - A carved stone macaw watches over the Maya ballcourt.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - A carved stone macaw watches over the Maya ballcourt.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122170192_uhriR" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - A carved stone macaw watches over the Maya ballcourt."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4625/122170192_uhriR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - A carved stone macaw watches over the Maya ballcourt." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - A carved stone macaw watches over the Maya ballcourt." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:39:26Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4625/122170192_uhriR-Th.jpg2005-11-15 13:16:34COPAN, HONDURAS - The famed "Hieroglypic Stairway" - an immense stone staircase completed around AD 755 that contains some 2200 glyphs (Maya writing symbols), the longest continuous text in ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - The famed "Hieroglypic Stairway" - an immense stone staircase completed around AD 755 that contains some 2200 glyphs (Maya writing symbols), the longest continuous text in ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122171180_9pRd5" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The famed "Hieroglypic Stairway" - an immense stone staircase completed around AD 755 that contains some 2200 glyphs (Maya writing symbols), the longest continuous text in ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4627/122171180_9pRd5-Th.jpg" width="120" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - The famed "Hieroglypic Stairway" - an immense stone staircase completed around AD 755 that contains some 2200 glyphs (Maya writing symbols), the longest continuous text in ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The famed "Hieroglypic Stairway" - an immense stone staircase completed around AD 755 that contains some 2200 glyphs (Maya writing symbols), the longest continuous text in ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:33Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4627/122171180_9pRd5-Th.jpg2005-11-15 13:29:02COPAN, HONDURAS - From high atop the Temple of the Inscriptions, another view of the ballcourt and beyond it, the Great Plaza of stelae. (The white awning in the foreground covers the hiero ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - From high atop the Temple of the Inscriptions, another view of the ballcourt and beyond it, the Great Plaza of stelae. (The white awning in the foreground covers the hiero ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122172589_JmgN5" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - From high atop the Temple of the Inscriptions, another view of the ballcourt and beyond it, the Great Plaza of stelae. (The white awning in the foreground covers the hiero ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4644/122172589_JmgN5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - From high atop the Temple of the Inscriptions, another view of the ballcourt and beyond it, the Great Plaza of stelae. (The white awning in the foreground covers the hiero ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - From high atop the Temple of the Inscriptions, another view of the ballcourt and beyond it, the Great Plaza of stelae. (The white awning in the foreground covers the hiero ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:38:32Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4644/122172589_JmgN5-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:18:18COPAN, HONDURAS - Past the Hieroglyphic Stairway and the ballcourt is the Temple of the Meditations. In its courtyard (lower right) was Altar Q - another of Copan's most recognized carvings ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Past the Hieroglyphic Stairway and the ballcourt is the Temple of the Meditations. In its courtyard (lower right) was Altar Q - another of Copan's most recognized carvings ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122173685_uEn3K" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Past the Hieroglyphic Stairway and the ballcourt is the Temple of the Meditations. In its courtyard (lower right) was Altar Q - another of Copan's most recognized carvings ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150017/122173685_uEn3K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Past the Hieroglyphic Stairway and the ballcourt is the Temple of the Meditations. In its courtyard (lower right) was Altar Q - another of Copan's most recognized carvings ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Past the Hieroglyphic Stairway and the ballcourt is the Temple of the Meditations. In its courtyard (lower right) was Altar Q - another of Copan's most recognized carvings ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:38:37Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150017/122173685_uEn3K-Th.jpg2005-11-15 13:01:51COPAN, HONDURAS - Altar Q was one of the most important discoveries at Copan. On its four sides are depicted the city-state's 16 rulers. The altar was commissioned by the 16th ruler Yax Pa ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Altar Q was one of the most important discoveries at Copan. On its four sides are depicted the city-state's 16 rulers. The altar was commissioned by the 16th ruler Yax Pa ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122172286_aaMbk" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Altar Q was one of the most important discoveries at Copan. On its four sides are depicted the city-state's 16 rulers. The altar was commissioned by the 16th ruler Yax Pa ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4634/122172286_aaMbk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Altar Q was one of the most important discoveries at Copan. On its four sides are depicted the city-state's 16 rulers. The altar was commissioned by the 16th ruler Yax Pa ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Altar Q was one of the most important discoveries at Copan. On its four sides are depicted the city-state's 16 rulers. The altar was commissioned by the 16th ruler Yax Pa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:41:02Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4634/122172286_aaMbk-Th.jpg2005-11-15 13:46:50COPAN, HONDURAS - Tucked into one obscure corner of the plaza in front of the Temple of Meditations is this carving of the head of a rattlesnake, a sacred creature of the Maya.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Tucked into one obscure corner of the plaza in front of the Temple of Meditations is this carving of the head of a rattlesnake, a sacred creature of the Maya.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122172330_DZWx2" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Tucked into one obscure corner of the plaza in front of the Temple of Meditations is this carving of the head of a rattlesnake, a sacred creature of the Maya."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4636/122172330_DZWx2-Th.jpg" width="143" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Tucked into one obscure corner of the plaza in front of the Temple of Meditations is this carving of the head of a rattlesnake, a sacred creature of the Maya." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Tucked into one obscure corner of the plaza in front of the Temple of Meditations is this carving of the head of a rattlesnake, a sacred creature of the Maya." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:41:12Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4636/122172330_DZWx2-Th.jpg2005-11-15 13:59:41COPAN, HONDURAS - While the numerous stelae of Copan's rulers display the skill of Maya sculptors, so too do the several larger-than-life heads that are scattered through the site.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - While the numerous stelae of Copan's rulers display the skill of Maya sculptors, so too do the several larger-than-life heads that are scattered through the site.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122172395_XyZv7" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - While the numerous stelae of Copan's rulers display the skill of Maya sculptors, so too do the several larger-than-life heads that are scattered through the site."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4639/122172395_XyZv7-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - While the numerous stelae of Copan's rulers display the skill of Maya sculptors, so too do the several larger-than-life heads that are scattered through the site." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - While the numerous stelae of Copan's rulers display the skill of Maya sculptors, so too do the several larger-than-life heads that are scattered through the site." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:51Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4639/122172395_XyZv7-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:03:48COPAN, HONDURAS - Were these great stone heads meant to portray gods or rulers....? [This one is believed to be a great jaguar deity relief panel situated atop the western stairway of the Ea ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Were these great stone heads meant to portray gods or rulers....? [This one is believed to be a great jaguar deity relief panel situated atop the western stairway of the Ea ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122172515_AZpLu" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Were these great stone heads meant to portray gods or rulers....? [This one is believed to be a great jaguar deity relief panel situated atop the western stairway of the Ea ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4642/122172515_AZpLu-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Were these great stone heads meant to portray gods or rulers....? [This one is believed to be a great jaguar deity relief panel situated atop the western stairway of the Ea ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Were these great stone heads meant to portray gods or rulers....? [This one is believed to be a great jaguar deity relief panel situated atop the western stairway of the Ea ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:43:27Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4642/122172515_AZpLu-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:17:05COPAN, HONDURAS - ...or were others just the fanciful carvings of Maya stone masons with a sense of humor?<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - ...or were others just the fanciful carvings of Maya stone masons with a sense of humor?</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122172462_4g5EV" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - ...or were others just the fanciful carvings of Maya stone masons with a sense of humor?"><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4640/122172462_4g5EV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - ...or were others just the fanciful carvings of Maya stone masons with a sense of humor?" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - ...or were others just the fanciful carvings of Maya stone masons with a sense of humor?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:38:56Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4640/122172462_4g5EV-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:05:56COPAN, HONDURAS - Perhaps the most famous of the carved heads is this one called the "Old Man of Copan."<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Perhaps the most famous of the carved heads is this one called the "Old Man of Copan."</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122172228_nrDyk" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Perhaps the most famous of the carved heads is this one called the "Old Man of Copan.""><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4647/122172228_nrDyk-Th.jpg" width="147" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Perhaps the most famous of the carved heads is this one called the "Old Man of Copan."" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Perhaps the most famous of the carved heads is this one called the "Old Man of Copan."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:41Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4647/122172228_nrDyk-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:25:51COPAN, HONDURAS - Throughout the ruins, there are strange zoomorphic carvings, including this "monkey god" that paid homage to one of the Maya's most honored professions - the royal scribe.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Throughout the ruins, there are strange zoomorphic carvings, including this "monkey god" that paid homage to one of the Maya's most honored professions - the royal scribe.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122170215_2G9A9" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Throughout the ruins, there are strange zoomorphic carvings, including this "monkey god" that paid homage to one of the Maya's most honored professions - the royal scribe."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4630/122170215_2G9A9-Th.jpg" width="127" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Throughout the ruins, there are strange zoomorphic carvings, including this "monkey god" that paid homage to one of the Maya's most honored professions - the royal scribe." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Throughout the ruins, there are strange zoomorphic carvings, including this "monkey god" that paid homage to one of the Maya's most honored professions - the royal scribe." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:43:05Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4630/122170215_2G9A9-Th.jpg2005-11-15 13:41:43COPAN, HONDURAS - A dancing bear, perhaps? Probably a jaguar or puma.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - A dancing bear, perhaps? Probably a jaguar or puma.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122170062_TDjm8" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - A dancing bear, perhaps? Probably a jaguar or puma."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4650/122170062_TDjm8-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - A dancing bear, perhaps? Probably a jaguar or puma." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - A dancing bear, perhaps? Probably a jaguar or puma." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:43:29Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4650/122170062_TDjm8-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:30:58COPAN, HONDURAS - We pose in front of Temple 22 in the East Court. Yes, the temple too was built by 18-Rabbit. But it was constructed using mud mortar which required constant and careful ma ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - We pose in front of Temple 22 in the East Court. Yes, the temple too was built by 18-Rabbit. But it was constructed using mud mortar which required constant and careful ma ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122175753_sBAwc" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - We pose in front of Temple 22 in the East Court. Yes, the temple too was built by 18-Rabbit. But it was constructed using mud mortar which required constant and careful ma ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150023/122175753_sBAwc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="114" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - We pose in front of Temple 22 in the East Court. Yes, the temple too was built by 18-Rabbit. But it was constructed using mud mortar which required constant and careful ma ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - We pose in front of Temple 22 in the East Court. Yes, the temple too was built by 18-Rabbit. But it was constructed using mud mortar which required constant and careful ma ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:32:33Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150023/122175753_sBAwc-Th.jpg2005-11-15 13:11:56COPAN, HONDURAS - Today we have only fragments of the beautiful sculptures that once decorated Temple 22 and the East Court -pieces found lying in the grass.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Today we have only fragments of the beautiful sculptures that once decorated Temple 22 and the East Court -pieces found lying in the grass.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122174939_zvts8" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Today we have only fragments of the beautiful sculptures that once decorated Temple 22 and the East Court -pieces found lying in the grass."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4648/122174939_zvts8-Th.jpg" width="130" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Today we have only fragments of the beautiful sculptures that once decorated Temple 22 and the East Court -pieces found lying in the grass." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Today we have only fragments of the beautiful sculptures that once decorated Temple 22 and the East Court -pieces found lying in the grass." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:37:04Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4648/122174939_zvts8-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:27:26COPAN, HONDURAS - At the top of Temple 22 is a doorway called "The Mouth of the Monster." We thought it a nice place for a "we were there" photo. Only afterwards did we notice the intricat ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - At the top of Temple 22 is a doorway called "The Mouth of the Monster." We thought it a nice place for a "we were there" photo. Only afterwards did we notice the intricat ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122172807_ZohLs" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - At the top of Temple 22 is a doorway called "The Mouth of the Monster." We thought it a nice place for a "we were there" photo. Only afterwards did we notice the intricat ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150026/122172807_ZohLs-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - At the top of Temple 22 is a doorway called "The Mouth of the Monster." We thought it a nice place for a "we were there" photo. Only afterwards did we notice the intricat ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - At the top of Temple 22 is a doorway called "The Mouth of the Monster." We thought it a nice place for a "we were there" photo. Only afterwards did we notice the intricat ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T05:52:19Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150026/122172807_ZohLs-Th-2.jpg2005-11-15 13:15:35COPAN, HONDURAS - In 1989 archaeologist bored a tunnel beneath the East Court and the Acropolis and discovered Rosalila, a marvelously preserved temple entombed with the same reverence norma ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - In 1989 archaeologist bored a tunnel beneath the East Court and the Acropolis and discovered Rosalila, a marvelously preserved temple entombed with the same reverence norma ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122174963_bgYaL" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - In 1989 archaeologist bored a tunnel beneath the East Court and the Acropolis and discovered Rosalila, a marvelously preserved temple entombed with the same reverence norma ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4655/122174963_bgYaL-Th.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - In 1989 archaeologist bored a tunnel beneath the East Court and the Acropolis and discovered Rosalila, a marvelously preserved temple entombed with the same reverence norma ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - In 1989 archaeologist bored a tunnel beneath the East Court and the Acropolis and discovered Rosalila, a marvelously preserved temple entombed with the same reverence norma ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:38:19Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4655/122174963_bgYaL-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:37:39COPAN, HONDURAS - We could not see much of the Rosalila temple underground, but here was one of its glyph-covered walls.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - We could not see much of the Rosalila temple underground, but here was one of its glyph-covered walls.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122174987_5Z5oR" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - We could not see much of the Rosalila temple underground, but here was one of its glyph-covered walls."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4660/122174987_5Z5oR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - We could not see much of the Rosalila temple underground, but here was one of its glyph-covered walls." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - We could not see much of the Rosalila temple underground, but here was one of its glyph-covered walls." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:43:36Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4660/122174987_5Z5oR-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:43:10COPAN, HONDURAS - On another wall of the Rosalila temple, we came upon this mask of a primordial deity.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - On another wall of the Rosalila temple, we came upon this mask of a primordial deity.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122176915_uhnXj" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - On another wall of the Rosalila temple, we came upon this mask of a primordial deity."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4659/122176915_uhnXj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - On another wall of the Rosalila temple, we came upon this mask of a primordial deity." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - On another wall of the Rosalila temple, we came upon this mask of a primordial deity." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:48Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4659/122176915_uhnXj-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:41:31COPAN, HONDURAS - After exploring the subterranean portions of Copan, Jeanne emerges from the archaeologists' tunnel.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - After exploring the subterranean portions of Copan, Jeanne emerges from the archaeologists' tunnel.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122176868_KezTL" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - After exploring the subterranean portions of Copan, Jeanne emerges from the archaeologists' tunnel."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4661/122176868_KezTL-Th.jpg" width="114" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - After exploring the subterranean portions of Copan, Jeanne emerges from the archaeologists' tunnel." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - After exploring the subterranean portions of Copan, Jeanne emerges from the archaeologists' tunnel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T07:05:23Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4661/122176868_KezTL-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:46:10COPAN, HONDURAS - The Maya built their city on the banks of the Copan River. But over time, the river changed it course to gnaw at the east side of the Acropolis. Long before John Lloyd St ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - The Maya built their city on the banks of the Copan River. But over time, the river changed it course to gnaw at the east side of the Acropolis. Long before John Lloyd St ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122875383_uZZqZ" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The Maya built their city on the banks of the Copan River. But over time, the river changed it course to gnaw at the east side of the Acropolis. Long before John Lloyd St ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4663/122875383_uZZqZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - The Maya built their city on the banks of the Copan River. But over time, the river changed it course to gnaw at the east side of the Acropolis. Long before John Lloyd St ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The Maya built their city on the banks of the Copan River. But over time, the river changed it course to gnaw at the east side of the Acropolis. Long before John Lloyd St ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T19:37:16Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4663/122875383_uZZqZ-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:51:28COPAN, HONDURAS - After all too brief of a stay, it was time to leave this remarkable site. Walking beneath the moss covered trees that now surround the site, we contemplated the words of J ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - After all too brief of a stay, it was time to leave this remarkable site. Walking beneath the moss covered trees that now surround the site, we contemplated the words of J ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122173695_FzFFP" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - After all too brief of a stay, it was time to leave this remarkable site. Walking beneath the moss covered trees that now surround the site, we contemplated the words of J ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150048/122173695_FzFFP-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - After all too brief of a stay, it was time to leave this remarkable site. Walking beneath the moss covered trees that now surround the site, we contemplated the words of J ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - After all too brief of a stay, it was time to leave this remarkable site. Walking beneath the moss covered trees that now surround the site, we contemplated the words of J ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:37:58Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aPB150048/122173695_FzFFP-Th.jpg2005-11-15 14:05:44COPAN, HONDURAS - Outside the main entrance to Copan, we ceased our explorations for a brief time in order to have a catered picnic lunch.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Outside the main entrance to Copan, we ceased our explorations for a brief time in order to have a catered picnic lunch.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122174903_AhCqh" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Outside the main entrance to Copan, we ceased our explorations for a brief time in order to have a catered picnic lunch."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4684/122174903_AhCqh-Th-1.jpg" width="142" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Outside the main entrance to Copan, we ceased our explorations for a brief time in order to have a catered picnic lunch." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Outside the main entrance to Copan, we ceased our explorations for a brief time in order to have a catered picnic lunch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:45:50Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4684/122174903_AhCqh-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 15:08:53COPAN, HONDURAS - Like most of us, Danny was famished after our four-hour excursion through the ruins.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Like most of us, Danny was famished after our four-hour excursion through the ruins.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122175004_Jx3eH" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Like most of us, Danny was famished after our four-hour excursion through the ruins."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4683/122175004_Jx3eH-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Like most of us, Danny was famished after our four-hour excursion through the ruins." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Like most of us, Danny was famished after our four-hour excursion through the ruins." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-14T06:19:46Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4683/122175004_Jx3eH-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 15:08:31COPAN, HONDURAS - While we ate our lunch, one of Copan's ever-present parrots stood watch.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - While we ate our lunch, one of Copan's ever-present parrots stood watch.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122170088_VtuVu" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - While we ate our lunch, one of Copan's ever-present parrots stood watch."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4599/122170088_VtuVu-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - While we ate our lunch, one of Copan's ever-present parrots stood watch." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - While we ate our lunch, one of Copan's ever-present parrots stood watch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:41:46Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4599/122170088_VtuVu-Th.jpg2005-11-15 11:41:34COPAN, HONDURAS - The ancient Maya ruins are a few miles from a small village with the name of "Copan Ruinas." In its Parque Central is the statue of General Francisco Morazan, one of the f ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - The ancient Maya ruins are a few miles from a small village with the name of "Copan Ruinas." In its Parque Central is the statue of General Francisco Morazan, one of the f ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122185453_cV3iV" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The ancient Maya ruins are a few miles from a small village with the name of "Copan Ruinas." In its Parque Central is the statue of General Francisco Morazan, one of the f ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4573/122185453_cV3iV-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="147" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - The ancient Maya ruins are a few miles from a small village with the name of "Copan Ruinas." In its Parque Central is the statue of General Francisco Morazan, one of the f ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The ancient Maya ruins are a few miles from a small village with the name of "Copan Ruinas." In its Parque Central is the statue of General Francisco Morazan, one of the f ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:39:28Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4573/122185453_cV3iV-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 08:58:45COPAN, HONDURAS - Copan Ruinas is a charming town, arguably the best-preserved and most pleasant colonial town in Honduras.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Copan Ruinas is a charming town, arguably the best-preserved and most pleasant colonial town in Honduras.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122185706_dJwWH" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Copan Ruinas is a charming town, arguably the best-preserved and most pleasant colonial town in Honduras."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4700/122185706_dJwWH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Copan Ruinas is a charming town, arguably the best-preserved and most pleasant colonial town in Honduras." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Copan Ruinas is a charming town, arguably the best-preserved and most pleasant colonial town in Honduras." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:42:55Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4700/122185706_dJwWH-Th.jpg2005-11-15 17:45:54COPAN, HONDURAS - The most prominent architectural structure in the town is the sparkling white Catedral de Santa Rosa de Copan.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - The most prominent architectural structure in the town is the sparkling white Catedral de Santa Rosa de Copan.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122185488_y4gdT" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The most prominent architectural structure in the town is the sparkling white Catedral de Santa Rosa de Copan."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4688/122185488_y4gdT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - The most prominent architectural structure in the town is the sparkling white Catedral de Santa Rosa de Copan." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The most prominent architectural structure in the town is the sparkling white Catedral de Santa Rosa de Copan." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:01Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4688/122185488_y4gdT-Th.jpg2005-11-15 16:30:41COPAN, HONDURAS - Scooting around the steep streets leading up from the Parque Central in Copan Ruinas are numerous little "tuk-tuks" - a combination motorcycle/taxicab.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Scooting around the steep streets leading up from the Parque Central in Copan Ruinas are numerous little "tuk-tuks" - a combination motorcycle/taxicab.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122188483_MGtwF" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Scooting around the steep streets leading up from the Parque Central in Copan Ruinas are numerous little "tuk-tuks" - a combination motorcycle/taxicab."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4585/122188483_MGtwF-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="127" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Scooting around the steep streets leading up from the Parque Central in Copan Ruinas are numerous little "tuk-tuks" - a combination motorcycle/taxicab." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Scooting around the steep streets leading up from the Parque Central in Copan Ruinas are numerous little "tuk-tuks" - a combination motorcycle/taxicab." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:38:41Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4585/122188483_MGtwF-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 09:35:37COPAN, HONDURAS - Like many Central American towns, Copan Ruinas is a study in contrasts - a colorful city lined with street vendors....<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Like many Central American towns, Copan Ruinas is a study in contrasts - a colorful city lined with street vendors....</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122185536_QAkbu" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Like many Central American towns, Copan Ruinas is a study in contrasts - a colorful city lined with street vendors...."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4692/122185536_QAkbu-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Like many Central American towns, Copan Ruinas is a study in contrasts - a colorful city lined with street vendors...." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Like many Central American towns, Copan Ruinas is a study in contrasts - a colorful city lined with street vendors...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:39:38Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4692/122185536_QAkbu-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 16:40:41COPAN, HONDURAS - ....but also with its share of highly-visible private security guards, especially at places where significant amounts of money are handled.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - ....but also with its share of highly-visible private security guards, especially at places where significant amounts of money are handled.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122185660_dPaFC" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - ....but also with its share of highly-visible private security guards, especially at places where significant amounts of money are handled."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4699/122185660_dPaFC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="122" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - ....but also with its share of highly-visible private security guards, especially at places where significant amounts of money are handled." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - ....but also with its share of highly-visible private security guards, especially at places where significant amounts of money are handled." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:53:36Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4699/122185660_dPaFC-Th.jpg2005-11-15 17:45:31COPAN, HONDURAS - Also typical of many Latin America villages are the small children that congregate near tourist hotels and tour stops, hoping to entice a visitor to purchase their homemade ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Also typical of many Latin America villages are the small children that congregate near tourist hotels and tour stops, hoping to entice a visitor to purchase their homemade ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122187555_L2wUS" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Also typical of many Latin America villages are the small children that congregate near tourist hotels and tour stops, hoping to entice a visitor to purchase their homemade ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4591/122187555_L2wUS-Th-1.jpg" width="111" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Also typical of many Latin America villages are the small children that congregate near tourist hotels and tour stops, hoping to entice a visitor to purchase their homemade ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Also typical of many Latin America villages are the small children that congregate near tourist hotels and tour stops, hoping to entice a visitor to purchase their homemade ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:42:39Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4591/122187555_L2wUS-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 10:54:44COPAN, HONDURAS - Most of the children are too cute to say "no" to.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Most of the children are too cute to say "no" to.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122185626_HMg9N" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Most of the children are too cute to say "no" to."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4696/122185626_HMg9N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Most of the children are too cute to say "no" to." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Most of the children are too cute to say "no" to." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:40:18Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4696/122185626_HMg9N-Th.jpg2005-11-15 16:46:42COPAN, HONDURAS - These three little girls were obviously very curious about their "out-of-town guests," peering in through a window as we strolled through a local shop.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - These three little girls were obviously very curious about their "out-of-town guests," peering in through a window as we strolled through a local shop.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122185571_UUyHp" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - These three little girls were obviously very curious about their "out-of-town guests," peering in through a window as we strolled through a local shop."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4694/122185571_UUyHp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - These three little girls were obviously very curious about their "out-of-town guests," peering in through a window as we strolled through a local shop." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - These three little girls were obviously very curious about their "out-of-town guests," peering in through a window as we strolled through a local shop." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:41:55Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4694/122185571_UUyHp-Th.jpg2005-11-15 16:45:40COPAN, HONDURAS - About a kilometer from the main ruins of Copan is the Maya site of Las Sepulturas. This was an ancient residential area. In contrast to the royalty of Copan itself, this ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - About a kilometer from the main ruins of Copan is the Maya site of Las Sepulturas. This was an ancient residential area. In contrast to the royalty of Copan itself, this ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122186171_R6fLe" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - About a kilometer from the main ruins of Copan is the Maya site of Las Sepulturas. This was an ancient residential area. In contrast to the royalty of Copan itself, this ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4708/122186171_R6fLe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - About a kilometer from the main ruins of Copan is the Maya site of Las Sepulturas. This was an ancient residential area. In contrast to the royalty of Copan itself, this ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - About a kilometer from the main ruins of Copan is the Maya site of Las Sepulturas. This was an ancient residential area. In contrast to the royalty of Copan itself, this ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:39:35Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4708/122186171_R6fLe-Th.jpg2005-11-15 18:26:04COPAN, HONDURAS - Although Las Sepulturas may have been the homeplace of "ordinary" Maya citizens, it still had the characteristic ornate carvings atop some of its "local" temples.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Although Las Sepulturas may have been the homeplace of "ordinary" Maya citizens, it still had the characteristic ornate carvings atop some of its "local" temples.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122186129_QxiwE" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Although Las Sepulturas may have been the homeplace of "ordinary" Maya citizens, it still had the characteristic ornate carvings atop some of its "local" temples."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4709/122186129_QxiwE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="133" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Although Las Sepulturas may have been the homeplace of "ordinary" Maya citizens, it still had the characteristic ornate carvings atop some of its "local" temples." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Although Las Sepulturas may have been the homeplace of "ordinary" Maya citizens, it still had the characteristic ornate carvings atop some of its "local" temples." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:48:32Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4709/122186129_QxiwE-Th.jpg2005-11-15 18:26:54COPAN, HONDURAS - After a long day of hiking through Maya ruins, Jeanne, it seems, has convinced our tour leader, Ruben, to carry her backpack.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - After a long day of hiking through Maya ruins, Jeanne, it seems, has convinced our tour leader, Ruben, to carry her backpack.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122185735_PY8Dx" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - After a long day of hiking through Maya ruins, Jeanne, it seems, has convinced our tour leader, Ruben, to carry her backpack."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4706/122185735_PY8Dx-Th-1.jpg" width="135" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - After a long day of hiking through Maya ruins, Jeanne, it seems, has convinced our tour leader, Ruben, to carry her backpack." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - After a long day of hiking through Maya ruins, Jeanne, it seems, has convinced our tour leader, Ruben, to carry her backpack." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:46:31Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4706/122185735_PY8Dx-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 18:24:16COPAN, HONDURAS - We were led through the Las Sepulturas site by our Copan tour guide Jorge Arnoldo Barraza.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - We were led through the Las Sepulturas site by our Copan tour guide Jorge Arnoldo Barraza.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122186369_uK7PU" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - We were led through the Las Sepulturas site by our Copan tour guide Jorge Arnoldo Barraza."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4703/122186369_uK7PU-Th.jpg" width="111" height="150" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - We were led through the Las Sepulturas site by our Copan tour guide Jorge Arnoldo Barraza." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - We were led through the Las Sepulturas site by our Copan tour guide Jorge Arnoldo Barraza." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T07:04:23Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4703/122186369_uK7PU-Th.jpg2005-11-15 18:18:40COPAN, HONDURAS - The evening we were in Copan we traveled up the mountain for dinner at the Hacienda San Lucas, owned by Flavia Cueva, a woman of seemingly perpetual motion.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - The evening we were in Copan we traveled up the mountain for dinner at the Hacienda San Lucas, owned by Flavia Cueva, a woman of seemingly perpetual motion.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122304880_doepv" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The evening we were in Copan we traveled up the mountain for dinner at the Hacienda San Lucas, owned by Flavia Cueva, a woman of seemingly perpetual motion."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4721/122304880_doepv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - The evening we were in Copan we traveled up the mountain for dinner at the Hacienda San Lucas, owned by Flavia Cueva, a woman of seemingly perpetual motion." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The evening we were in Copan we traveled up the mountain for dinner at the Hacienda San Lucas, owned by Flavia Cueva, a woman of seemingly perpetual motion." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T07:13:34Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4721/122304880_doepv-Th.jpg2005-11-15 19:05:15COPAN, HONDURAS - A native Honduran who taught school in Kentucky for 30 years, Flavia Cueva had returned to her father's hacienda to create an eight-room bed-and-breakfast.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - A native Honduran who taught school in Kentucky for 30 years, Flavia Cueva had returned to her father's hacienda to create an eight-room bed-and-breakfast.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122304864_rQ6ri" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - A native Honduran who taught school in Kentucky for 30 years, Flavia Cueva had returned to her father's hacienda to create an eight-room bed-and-breakfast."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4717/122304864_rQ6ri-Th.jpg" width="150" height="57" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - A native Honduran who taught school in Kentucky for 30 years, Flavia Cueva had returned to her father's hacienda to create an eight-room bed-and-breakfast." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - A native Honduran who taught school in Kentucky for 30 years, Flavia Cueva had returned to her father's hacienda to create an eight-room bed-and-breakfast." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:26:47Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4717/122304864_rQ6ri-Th.jpg2005-11-15 19:02:05COPAN, HONDURAS - As we sat on the hilltop watching the sun set over the Rio Copan valley, we realized that we must have been on the property that once belonged to Don Gregorio, the 19th cen ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - As we sat on the hilltop watching the sun set over the Rio Copan valley, we realized that we must have been on the property that once belonged to Don Gregorio, the 19th cen ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122304950_sBtpm" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - As we sat on the hilltop watching the sun set over the Rio Copan valley, we realized that we must have been on the property that once belonged to Don Gregorio, the 19th cen ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4727/122304950_sBtpm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - As we sat on the hilltop watching the sun set over the Rio Copan valley, we realized that we must have been on the property that once belonged to Don Gregorio, the 19th cen ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - As we sat on the hilltop watching the sun set over the Rio Copan valley, we realized that we must have been on the property that once belonged to Don Gregorio, the 19th cen ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:26:39Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4727/122304950_sBtpm-Th.jpg2005-11-15 19:09:55COPAN, HONDURAS - There, in the distance, across the river from the Hacienda San Lucas, we could see what Stephens might have first glimpsed in 1839 - the ancient Copan ruins of the Maya.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - There, in the distance, across the river from the Hacienda San Lucas, we could see what Stephens might have first glimpsed in 1839 - the ancient Copan ruins of the Maya.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122304918_fmxHn" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - There, in the distance, across the river from the Hacienda San Lucas, we could see what Stephens might have first glimpsed in 1839 - the ancient Copan ruins of the Maya."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4725/122304918_fmxHn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - There, in the distance, across the river from the Hacienda San Lucas, we could see what Stephens might have first glimpsed in 1839 - the ancient Copan ruins of the Maya." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - There, in the distance, across the river from the Hacienda San Lucas, we could see what Stephens might have first glimpsed in 1839 - the ancient Copan ruins of the Maya." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:29:36Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4725/122304918_fmxHn-Th.jpg2005-11-15 19:09:03COPAN, HONDURAS - Everyone agreed that there was no better place to end our day at Copan than at the Hacienda San Lucas. Claudine, here wishing good evening to our excellent tour guide Jorg ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - Everyone agreed that there was no better place to end our day at Copan than at the Hacienda San Lucas. Claudine, here wishing good evening to our excellent tour guide Jorg ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122304972_fNfLV" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Everyone agreed that there was no better place to end our day at Copan than at the Hacienda San Lucas. Claudine, here wishing good evening to our excellent tour guide Jorg ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4735/122304972_fNfLV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="129" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - Everyone agreed that there was no better place to end our day at Copan than at the Hacienda San Lucas. Claudine, here wishing good evening to our excellent tour guide Jorg ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - Everyone agreed that there was no better place to end our day at Copan than at the Hacienda San Lucas. Claudine, here wishing good evening to our excellent tour guide Jorg ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:24:52Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4735/122304972_fNfLV-Th.jpg2005-11-15 19:22:34COPAN, HONDURAS - While we sat on the hillside overlooking the valley, our dinner was being made the "old fashioned way," with tortillas made from corn ground by hand on a metate, - a utensi ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - While we sat on the hillside overlooking the valley, our dinner was being made the "old fashioned way," with tortillas made from corn ground by hand on a metate, - a utensi ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122304850_bLsBr" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - While we sat on the hillside overlooking the valley, our dinner was being made the "old fashioned way," with tortillas made from corn ground by hand on a metate, - a utensi ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4750a/122304850_bLsBr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="117" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - While we sat on the hillside overlooking the valley, our dinner was being made the "old fashioned way," with tortillas made from corn ground by hand on a metate, - a utensi ..." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - While we sat on the hillside overlooking the valley, our dinner was being made the "old fashioned way," with tortillas made from corn ground by hand on a metate, - a utensi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:28:40Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4750a/122304850_bLsBr-Th-1.jpg2005-11-15 20:57:10COPAN, HONDURAS - The end of a great day of exploration, we sat on the hillside of the Hacienda San Lucas watching the flickering lights of the Copan Ruinas village.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />COPAN, HONDURAS - The end of a great day of exploration, we sat on the hillside of the Hacienda San Lucas watching the flickering lights of the Copan Ruinas village.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122304984_5fYnR" title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The end of a great day of exploration, we sat on the hillside of the Hacienda San Lucas watching the flickering lights of the Copan Ruinas village."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4746/122304984_5fYnR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="COPAN, HONDURAS - The end of a great day of exploration, we sat on the hillside of the Hacienda San Lucas watching the flickering lights of the Copan Ruinas village." title="COPAN, HONDURAS - The end of a great day of exploration, we sat on the hillside of the Hacienda San Lucas watching the flickering lights of the Copan Ruinas village." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T07:15:37Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4746/122304984_5fYnR-Th.jpg2005-11-15 19:52:33GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - On our way to Antigua, Guatemala, we stopped briefly in Guatemala City to see an open-air concrete relief map of the country. It was completed in 1905 by Francisc ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - On our way to Antigua, Guatemala, we stopped briefly in Guatemala City to see an open-air concrete relief map of the country. It was completed in 1905 by Francisc ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#123740786_DsvE7" title="GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - On our way to Antigua, Guatemala, we stopped briefly in Guatemala City to see an open-air concrete relief map of the country. It was completed in 1905 by Francisc ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4800/123740786_DsvE7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - On our way to Antigua, Guatemala, we stopped briefly in Guatemala City to see an open-air concrete relief map of the country. It was completed in 1905 by Francisc ..." title="GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - On our way to Antigua, Guatemala, we stopped briefly in Guatemala City to see an open-air concrete relief map of the country. It was completed in 1905 by Francisc ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T18:18:52Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4800/123740786_DsvE7-Th.jpg2005-11-16 18:10:53GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - To produce the concrete map in 1905, Francisco Vela surveyed the country on foot and horseback. Modern aerial photography and laser tomography have detected only ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - To produce the concrete map in 1905, Francisco Vela surveyed the country on foot and horseback. Modern aerial photography and laser tomography have detected only ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#123740830_MBnQs" title="GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - To produce the concrete map in 1905, Francisco Vela surveyed the country on foot and horseback. Modern aerial photography and laser tomography have detected only ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4797/123740830_MBnQs-Th.jpg" width="133" height="150" alt="GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - To produce the concrete map in 1905, Francisco Vela surveyed the country on foot and horseback. Modern aerial photography and laser tomography have detected only ..." title="GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - To produce the concrete map in 1905, Francisco Vela surveyed the country on foot and horseback. Modern aerial photography and laser tomography have detected only ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T18:22:22Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4797/123740830_MBnQs-Th.jpg2005-11-16 18:05:37GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - Also on our way to Antigua, we stopped in Guatemala City to meet the family of our tour leader Ruben.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - Also on our way to Antigua, we stopped in Guatemala City to meet the family of our tour leader Ruben.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#123740806_UQW6e" title="GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - Also on our way to Antigua, we stopped in Guatemala City to meet the family of our tour leader Ruben."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4804/123740806_UQW6e-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - Also on our way to Antigua, we stopped in Guatemala City to meet the family of our tour leader Ruben." title="GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - Also on our way to Antigua, we stopped in Guatemala City to meet the family of our tour leader Ruben." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T09:24:34Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4804/123740806_UQW6e-Th.jpg2005-11-16 18:41:21ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A long bus ride from Copan, Honduras brought us into one of the most beautiful cities of Central America - or perhaps in the world: Antigua, Guatemala. One of the best ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A long bus ride from Copan, Honduras brought us into one of the most beautiful cities of Central America - or perhaps in the world: Antigua, Guatemala. One of the best ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122306379_hH8Ho" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A long bus ride from Copan, Honduras brought us into one of the most beautiful cities of Central America - or perhaps in the world: Antigua, Guatemala. One of the best ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4977/122306379_hH8Ho-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A long bus ride from Copan, Honduras brought us into one of the most beautiful cities of Central America - or perhaps in the world: Antigua, Guatemala. One of the best ..." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A long bus ride from Copan, Honduras brought us into one of the most beautiful cities of Central America - or perhaps in the world: Antigua, Guatemala. One of the best ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:29:44Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4977/122306379_hH8Ho-Th.jpg2005-11-17 17:12:14ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Few cities have suffered as much as Antigua, destroyed by earthquakes, rebuilt, only to be leveled again and again. Even the statues seem to reflect the city's traumati ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Few cities have suffered as much as Antigua, destroyed by earthquakes, rebuilt, only to be leveled again and again. Even the statues seem to reflect the city's traumati ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122306291_NkK9Y" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Few cities have suffered as much as Antigua, destroyed by earthquakes, rebuilt, only to be leveled again and again. Even the statues seem to reflect the city's traumati ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4846/122306291_NkK9Y-Th.jpg" width="94" height="150" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Few cities have suffered as much as Antigua, destroyed by earthquakes, rebuilt, only to be leveled again and again. Even the statues seem to reflect the city's traumati ..." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Few cities have suffered as much as Antigua, destroyed by earthquakes, rebuilt, only to be leveled again and again. Even the statues seem to reflect the city's traumati ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:25:41Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4846/122306291_NkK9Y-Th.jpg2005-11-17 11:25:59ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - We entered the city near dark. On our way to dinner, we walked past the illuminated fountain in the Parque Central, the center of the city, where bullfights and markets ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - We entered the city near dark. On our way to dinner, we walked past the illuminated fountain in the Parque Central, the center of the city, where bullfights and markets ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122306284_8EVxE" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - We entered the city near dark. On our way to dinner, we walked past the illuminated fountain in the Parque Central, the center of the city, where bullfights and markets ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4818/122306284_8EVxE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - We entered the city near dark. On our way to dinner, we walked past the illuminated fountain in the Parque Central, the center of the city, where bullfights and markets ..." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - We entered the city near dark. On our way to dinner, we walked past the illuminated fountain in the Parque Central, the center of the city, where bullfights and markets ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:24:52Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4818/122306284_8EVxE-Th.jpg2005-11-16 22:54:26ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Founded in the 16th century and inspired by the Italian Rennaissance, Antigua is a city filled with old churches - none more impressive that the Cathedral of San Francis ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Founded in the 16th century and inspired by the Italian Rennaissance, Antigua is a city filled with old churches - none more impressive that the Cathedral of San Francis ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122306268_VFmMY" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Founded in the 16th century and inspired by the Italian Rennaissance, Antigua is a city filled with old churches - none more impressive that the Cathedral of San Francis ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG5007/122306268_VFmMY-Th.jpg" width="104" height="150" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Founded in the 16th century and inspired by the Italian Rennaissance, Antigua is a city filled with old churches - none more impressive that the Cathedral of San Francis ..." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Founded in the 16th century and inspired by the Italian Rennaissance, Antigua is a city filled with old churches - none more impressive that the Cathedral of San Francis ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:26:09Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG5007/122306268_VFmMY-Th.jpg2005-11-17 18:26:35ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Construction of the Cathedral of San Francisco was started in 1543 but due to earthquakes, the structure was not completed until 1702. Then in 1773 much of the church a ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Construction of the Cathedral of San Francisco was started in 1543 but due to earthquakes, the structure was not completed until 1702. Then in 1773 much of the church a ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122308304_CrdMH" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Construction of the Cathedral of San Francisco was started in 1543 but due to earthquakes, the structure was not completed until 1702. Then in 1773 much of the church a ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG5006/122308304_CrdMH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Construction of the Cathedral of San Francisco was started in 1543 but due to earthquakes, the structure was not completed until 1702. Then in 1773 much of the church a ..." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Construction of the Cathedral of San Francisco was started in 1543 but due to earthquakes, the structure was not completed until 1702. Then in 1773 much of the church a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:30:17Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG5006/122308304_CrdMH-Th.jpg2005-11-17 18:25:51ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - We took an early morning tour through the ruins of the San Francisco monastery.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - We took an early morning tour through the ruins of the San Francisco monastery.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122308331_gnJby" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - We took an early morning tour through the ruins of the San Francisco monastery."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4849/122308331_gnJby-Th.jpg" width="94" height="150" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - We took an early morning tour through the ruins of the San Francisco monastery." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - We took an early morning tour through the ruins of the San Francisco monastery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:51:42Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4849/122308331_gnJby-Th.jpg2005-11-17 11:31:47ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A courtyard in the destroyed monastery of San Francisco.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A courtyard in the destroyed monastery of San Francisco.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122308804_bhtHq" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A courtyard in the destroyed monastery of San Francisco."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4853/122308804_bhtHq-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A courtyard in the destroyed monastery of San Francisco." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A courtyard in the destroyed monastery of San Francisco." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:30:18Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4853/122308804_bhtHq-Th-1.jpg2005-11-17 11:34:25ANTIQUA, GUATEMALA - We were joined on our visit to the Cathedral of San Francisco by our tour leader's daughter, who delighted in posing for a picture.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIQUA, GUATEMALA - We were joined on our visit to the Cathedral of San Francisco by our tour leader's daughter, who delighted in posing for a picture.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122510517_KzNTp" title="ANTIQUA, GUATEMALA - We were joined on our visit to the Cathedral of San Francisco by our tour leader's daughter, who delighted in posing for a picture."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4854/122510517_KzNTp-Th-1.jpg" width="111" height="150" alt="ANTIQUA, GUATEMALA - We were joined on our visit to the Cathedral of San Francisco by our tour leader's daughter, who delighted in posing for a picture." title="ANTIQUA, GUATEMALA - We were joined on our visit to the Cathedral of San Francisco by our tour leader's daughter, who delighted in posing for a picture." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T07:29:57Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4854/122510517_KzNTp-Th-1.jpg2005-11-17 11:36:36ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - There is an eerie beauty to the crumbled ruins of the San Francisco monastery.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - There is an eerie beauty to the crumbled ruins of the San Francisco monastery.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122306328_FaxLD" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - There is an eerie beauty to the crumbled ruins of the San Francisco monastery."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4847/122306328_FaxLD-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - There is an eerie beauty to the crumbled ruins of the San Francisco monastery." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - There is an eerie beauty to the crumbled ruins of the San Francisco monastery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:27:10Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4847/122306328_FaxLD-Th.jpg2005-11-17 11:27:24ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - One of the numerous statues occupying a niche that was left standing from the 1773 earthquake in the ruins of the San Francisco monastery.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - One of the numerous statues occupying a niche that was left standing from the 1773 earthquake in the ruins of the San Francisco monastery.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122306405_Bhiqn" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - One of the numerous statues occupying a niche that was left standing from the 1773 earthquake in the ruins of the San Francisco monastery."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4993/122306405_Bhiqn-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - One of the numerous statues occupying a niche that was left standing from the 1773 earthquake in the ruins of the San Francisco monastery." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - One of the numerous statues occupying a niche that was left standing from the 1773 earthquake in the ruins of the San Francisco monastery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:29:38Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4993/122306405_Bhiqn-Th.jpg2005-11-17 18:01:13ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Inside the monastery at the Cathedral of San Francisco, the fading traces of murals from the 1700s can still be seen.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Inside the monastery at the Cathedral of San Francisco, the fading traces of murals from the 1700s can still be seen.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122306351_YARrh" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Inside the monastery at the Cathedral of San Francisco, the fading traces of murals from the 1700s can still be seen."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4848/122306351_YARrh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Inside the monastery at the Cathedral of San Francisco, the fading traces of murals from the 1700s can still be seen." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Inside the monastery at the Cathedral of San Francisco, the fading traces of murals from the 1700s can still be seen." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:25:31Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4848/122306351_YARrh-Th.jpg2005-11-17 11:29:15ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Inside the Cathedral of San Franciso, the sanctuary has been restored. In it are the remains of Pedro de San Jose Bethancourt, born in Spain, who lived in the monastery ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Inside the Cathedral of San Franciso, the sanctuary has been restored. In it are the remains of Pedro de San Jose Bethancourt, born in Spain, who lived in the monastery ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122308843_H7xis" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Inside the Cathedral of San Franciso, the sanctuary has been restored. In it are the remains of Pedro de San Jose Bethancourt, born in Spain, who lived in the monastery ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4859/122308843_H7xis-Th-2.jpg" width="126" height="150" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Inside the Cathedral of San Franciso, the sanctuary has been restored. In it are the remains of Pedro de San Jose Bethancourt, born in Spain, who lived in the monastery ..." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Inside the Cathedral of San Franciso, the sanctuary has been restored. In it are the remains of Pedro de San Jose Bethancourt, born in Spain, who lived in the monastery ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:25:16Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4859/122308843_H7xis-Th-2.jpg2005-11-17 11:46:51ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Another view of the Cathedral of San Francisco through one of the arches off a side street.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Another view of the Cathedral of San Francisco through one of the arches off a side street.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122308344_FtQYe" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Another view of the Cathedral of San Francisco through one of the arches off a side street."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4992/122308344_FtQYe-Th.jpg" width="124" height="150" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Another view of the Cathedral of San Francisco through one of the arches off a side street." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Another view of the Cathedral of San Francisco through one of the arches off a side street." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:25:25Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4992/122308344_FtQYe-Th.jpg2005-11-17 17:55:51ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A priest outside the Cathedral of San Francisco greets one of the newest members of his flock.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A priest outside the Cathedral of San Francisco greets one of the newest members of his flock.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122308365_w2BB5" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A priest outside the Cathedral of San Francisco greets one of the newest members of his flock."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG5000/122308365_w2BB5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A priest outside the Cathedral of San Francisco greets one of the newest members of his flock." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A priest outside the Cathedral of San Francisco greets one of the newest members of his flock." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:28:23Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG5000/122308365_w2BB5-Th.jpg2005-11-17 18:09:56ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - One of the gates in the 18th century walls surrounding the monastery of San Francisco.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - One of the gates in the 18th century walls surrounding the monastery of San Francisco.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122308987_CdEcH" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - One of the gates in the 18th century walls surrounding the monastery of San Francisco."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG5004/122308987_CdEcH-Th.jpg" width="118" height="150" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - One of the gates in the 18th century walls surrounding the monastery of San Francisco." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - One of the gates in the 18th century walls surrounding the monastery of San Francisco." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:26:13Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG5004/122308987_CdEcH-Th.jpg2005-11-17 18:22:57ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A study in contrasts. Antigua is often described as a place where time stopped three centuries ago. But as walked down its back streets, we came upon these girls in the ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A study in contrasts. Antigua is often described as a place where time stopped three centuries ago. But as walked down its back streets, we came upon these girls in the ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122308473_bcqCh" title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A study in contrasts. Antigua is often described as a place where time stopped three centuries ago. But as walked down its back streets, we came upon these girls in the ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG5002/122308473_bcqCh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="121" alt="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A study in contrasts. Antigua is often described as a place where time stopped three centuries ago. But as walked down its back streets, we came upon these girls in the ..." title="ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - A study in contrasts. Antigua is often described as a place where time stopped three centuries ago. But as walked down its back streets, we came upon these girls in the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:54:45Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG5002/122308473_bcqCh-Th.jpg2005-11-17 18:20:44SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Our tour leader Ruben wanted to show us not only the Maya of ancient times but also the Maya of today -- of all ages. So we headed out of Antigua t ...<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Our tour leader Ruben wanted to show us not only the Maya of ancient times but also the Maya of today -- of all ages. So we headed out of Antigua t ...</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122329183_KQMHV" title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Our tour leader Ruben wanted to show us not only the Maya of ancient times but also the Maya of today -- of all ages. So we headed out of Antigua t ..."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4877a/122329183_KQMHV-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Our tour leader Ruben wanted to show us not only the Maya of ancient times but also the Maya of today -- of all ages. So we headed out of Antigua t ..." title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Our tour leader Ruben wanted to show us not only the Maya of ancient times but also the Maya of today -- of all ages. So we headed out of Antigua t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:25:40Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4877a/122329183_KQMHV-Th-1.jpg2005-11-17 12:52:06SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - One by one, the "volunteers" escorted us into their school yard.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - One by one, the "volunteers" escorted us into their school yard.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122329213_Hp3mN" title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - One by one, the "volunteers" escorted us into their school yard."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4878/122329213_Hp3mN-Th-1.jpg" width="118" height="150" alt="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - One by one, the "volunteers" escorted us into their school yard." title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - One by one, the "volunteers" escorted us into their school yard." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T06:58:34Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4878/122329213_Hp3mN-Th-1.jpg2005-11-17 12:52:33SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - For mother and daughters, there was anxious waiting for the festivities to begin.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - For mother and daughters, there was anxious waiting for the festivities to begin.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122329233_DtjCQ" title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - For mother and daughters, there was anxious waiting for the festivities to begin."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4879/122329233_DtjCQ-Th-1.jpg" width="123" height="150" alt="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - For mother and daughters, there was anxious waiting for the festivities to begin." title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - For mother and daughters, there was anxious waiting for the festivities to begin." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:28:13Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4879/122329233_DtjCQ-Th-1.jpg2005-11-17 12:54:28SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Once everyone was in their proper places, the school's principal introduced the children and explained the morning's program.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Once everyone was in their proper places, the school's principal introduced the children and explained the morning's program.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122329343_rrTt9" title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Once everyone was in their proper places, the school's principal introduced the children and explained the morning's program."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4895/122329343_rrTt9-Th-1.jpg" width="114" height="150" alt="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Once everyone was in their proper places, the school's principal introduced the children and explained the morning's program." title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Once everyone was in their proper places, the school's principal introduced the children and explained the morning's program." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T07:08:29Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4895/122329343_rrTt9-Th-1.jpg2005-11-17 13:09:09SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - As a phonograph played the Guatemalan national anthem, the children marched out with their country's flag.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - As a phonograph played the Guatemalan national anthem, the children marched out with their country's flag.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122329284_5W2Mz" title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - As a phonograph played the Guatemalan national anthem, the children marched out with their country's flag."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4882/122329284_5W2Mz-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="122" alt="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - As a phonograph played the Guatemalan national anthem, the children marched out with their country's flag." title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - As a phonograph played the Guatemalan national anthem, the children marched out with their country's flag." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T07:20:30Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4882/122329284_5W2Mz-Th-1.jpg2005-11-17 12:59:30SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - This little boy stood at attention throughout the national anthem, barely moving a muscle.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - This little boy stood at attention throughout the national anthem, barely moving a muscle.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122329313_EDKdN" title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - This little boy stood at attention throughout the national anthem, barely moving a muscle."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4894/122329313_EDKdN-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - This little boy stood at attention throughout the national anthem, barely moving a muscle." title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - This little boy stood at attention throughout the national anthem, barely moving a muscle." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-12T07:12:04Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4894/122329313_EDKdN-Th-1.jpg2005-11-17 13:08:38SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Then with the national anthem completed, the children demonstrated a native dance.<p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com">1000places</a><br />SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Then with the national anthem completed, the children demonstrated a native dance.</p><p><a href="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/2334415_aWH3d#122329382_3Vx26" title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Then with the national anthem completed, the children demonstrated a native dance."><img src="http://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4905/122329382_3Vx26-Th.jpg" width="150" height="131" alt="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Then with the national anthem completed, the children demonstrated a native dance." title="SAN ANTONIO DE AQUA CALIENTE, GUATEMALA - Then with the national anthem completed, the children demonstrated a native dance." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T20:25:52Z1000placeshttp://1000places.smugmug.comhttp://1000places.smugmug.com/Travel/International/2005-Route-of-the-Maya/aIMG4905/122329382_3Vx26-Th.jpg2005-11-17 13:15:48