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Mayan sculpture
A Mayan sculpture on a building at the ruins of Copán, Honduras.
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Copán
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Copán, Honduras: Maya altar
Maya altar at Copán, Honduras.
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Copán, Honduras:
tlachtli
Ball court for playing
tlachtli
(
pok-ta-pok
) at the Maya ruins...
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Copán: stela
A carved stone slab called a stela stands at Copán, a ruined ancient Mayan city located...
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