Sunday, January 2, 2011

Copán Ruinas, Honduras

After the great New Year´s Eve party that we had in Antigua, it was time to get to the next step of our trip : Honduras !
We had another 6-hour shuttle bus drive to reach the border.

After a great night of sleep in La Manzana Verde hostel, we went for a visit of the famous Copán Ruinas :







This former kingdom-city used to be the so-called "Paris of the Mayas", due to its rich sculptures and culture, until it suddenly collapsed in the 8th century DC...

On the way back we got to see some beautiful macaws (aras en francais) :



After the visit, we spent a great night in Copán Ruinas (new city) with some British, American, Austrian, Australian and Lettonian backpapers that we met on the bus and at the hostel.
Unfortunately, this remote city was not that active at night and we had to wake up at 4am the following day to catch a bus to Tegucigalpa, so we decided to give Pierre a joker birthday night in the next city with a decent night life !

3 comments:

Jean-Yves said...

Bonjour,
Pauvre Pierre...
Heureusement que les jokers existent...
Bises

Jean-Yves said...

Bonjour,
On voudrait savoir quelle langue parlaient les perroquets... qui sont d'ailleurs très beaux. Peut être étaient-ils trop fiers pour parler ?
Bises

Anonymous said...

Bonjour,
Merci beaucoup pour le coup de fil d'Arnaud, çà nous a fait grand plaisir. Ici, ce sont pluies et grisailles , mais température agréable. Profitez bien du beau temps et des beaux paysages.Yves et Marie-francoise.