Despite a major crackdown on Honduras’ drug kingpins, remnants of the groups which once dominated cocaine transshipment in much of Honduras, may still be active. Human trafficking networks are also ...

The Mayan Ruins in Copan, Honduras are amazing. They are also some of the best representations of the amazing and often ...

Tourists visit the Maya site of Copan in Honduras, April 1, 2023. The city of Copan, with its temples, squares, terraces and other characteristics, is an excellent representation of Classic Mayan ...

Copan is an ancient Maya city, located in modern-day western Honduras. It was ruled by a dynasty of 16 kings between roughly A.D. 426 and 820. The city’s ancient name may have been Oxwitik and ...

IT’S an incredible lost world, and the main reason people visit Copán in Honduras is to experience a part of one of the greatest Mayan civilisations that ever existed.

The recent murder of Hugo Pinto Aguilar, a former congressman for Honduras’ ruling National Party, suggests a shift in criminal power in one of the country’s prized drug trafficking enclaves. Pinto ...

Program Overview for the NOVA program Lost King of the Maya: Using ancient hieroglyphs and new excavations, archeologists investigate the rise and fall of the majestic city of Copan. 1 hr.

Copán, Honduras . John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood's first journey together was in 1839-1840. ... Note the style and Catherwood's attempt to grasp it, changes from time such as wear and ...