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 Honduras: Sixteen Kings: A Maya Resurrection in Copan
In a pretty valley in Honduras' western extreme lie the Ruins of Copan. The subject of exploration and investigation since the 1830s, archaeologists are digging deep into its massive temples, uncovering an intriguing buried dynasty. Their remarkable discoveries represent a Maya resurrection, and have made Copan the most thoroughly researched and understood of all Maya sites.
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| Area |
total: 112,090 sq km land: 111,890 sq km water: 200 sq km |
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subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains |
| Population |
7,483,763 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Spanish, Amerindian dialects |
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Official Tourism Site
Our country is privileges to have an extraordinary natural and cultural heritage: the Bay Islands are surrounded by the world’s second largest coral reef; Copan is considered the Athens of the ancient Mayan civilization; and there are beaches of singular beauty, exuberant scenery, colonial towns and living cultures throughout the country. Honduras offers enormous tourism potential, just waiting to be discovered.
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CIA World Factbook |
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| CIA World Factbook Description of Honduras |
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| Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage. |
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