Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Copan, Honduras
Short tuk-tuk ride to the Mayan Ruins of Copan, the most southerly point of the Mayan empire. Amazed by the sight of lots of brightly coloured macaws flying about. It’s like they’re wearing the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Never seen a macaw before and it really is startling how colourful they are. They fly in formation between the trees like a scene out of a Disney cartoon.
They’re like flying rainbows.
The Mayans built temples here in the 8th century AD. The pyramids are solid bases upon which temples were built at the top to be nearer the sky and the Gods. The highest pyramid has a Hieroglyphic Stairway. If you were a peasant looking up at the king/priest in his temple you’d certainly be in awe. The complex has number of pyramids in addition to a residential quarters for the king/priest plus a large open space for the people. Listened for 4hrs to a guide telling us all about it. But you’ll have to Google the rest as it went in one ear and out the other. Just like at school. Very difficult to take it all in.
There. Some homework for you. And when you’ve found out, please do let me know.
You can tell the indigenous Mayan people as you walk about town. Quite small people and dark skinned. The women wear brightly coloured clothes.
As you can perhaps tell, am racing through these blogs desperately trying to catch up as a week behind!
