When Stevens and Catherwood hacked through the jungles of Central America in 1839, they encountered not just the breathtaking ruins of a lost civilization, but a world of outlandish theories that ...

Discovered in 1570 by Diego García de Palacio, the ruins of Copán, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing ...

In Copán – a major transit point for cocaine – drug trafficking groups collaborate with local authorities to smuggle narcotics over the department’s porous western border with Guatemala. Despite a ...

The ruins at Copán contain some of the most beautiful pre-Columbian artefacts ever, and once served as the civil, political, and religious centre for the entire Copan Valley. While day trips to the ...

Copán: La leyenda, a recently released Honduran animated film produced with extensive use of generative AI, has become the subject of intense criticism in its home country. The production was openly ...

Once a crime-ridden mess, Oscar Niemeyer’s colossal curving structure has flourished thanks to the efforts of its fabled administrator. But can he push through his last, greatest scheme – the ...