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COPAN RUINS: Photographs from Honduras. wo separate areas are the focus of most archeological interest of this very important ruin site. The main area is a huge complex consisting of several plazas and many temples built on various levels. This larger site, Copán, is Mayan, whereas the smaller one, Las Sepulturas, is Lenca and about a kilometer from the main one. Both sites sit in an unbelievably verdant valley bisected by the Rio Chamelecón. Forested mountains surround big tobacco farms in this valley. The sky is free of pollution and you can watch the shadows of passing clouds move along the mountains and over the tobacco fields. The setting is pristine in its beauty and serene in its peacefulness. The jungle that surrounds Copán is lush, tall and filled with sounds of a variety of animals. One sees monkeys, colorful
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