The Rosalila structure is finally getting the attention it has so desperately needed. The Copan Association has raised funds from the private sector in Honduras, however, because of the most recent emergencies in Honduras (Hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020 as well as flooding in 2021) the private sector is now overwhelmed. Because the Copan…

Funds were requested to support tunnel survey field work from January 11 – March 11, 2020. The documentation of the tunnels in the Copan Acropolis occurred under the auspices of the Early Copan Archaeological Project and in collaboration with Harvard University.

Dr. Peter D. Harrison was actively involved in specific archeology digs in Mesoamerica during his life and career as an archaeologist.  During that time he amassed a large library of transcripts and collection of books and journals numbering in excess of 3535 volumes.  All are related to archaeology of the Mayan, pre Columbian, Mesoamerican cultures…

Funding requested as part of the Early Copán Acropolis Program’s (ECAP) 2018 Research and Conservation Project.  The activities took place at the Centro Regional de Investigaciones Arqueológicas (CRIA), the research, conservation, and storage facility for the archaeological site of Copán Ruinas.  Work was from February 5-23, 2018 and is completed.  The project targeted the burial…

For over 25 years this property served as housing to students of archaeology doing research in Copan Ruinas, Honduras.  In 2013 the estate of Dr. Robert Sharer donated the property to the Copan Association with the request that future use of the property continue as long term residential housing for researchers and students. Casa Sharer…

Between August 24-27, 2016, a team of specialists from the Departments of Biology as well as Ecology and Natural Resources from the School of Biology of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) together with specialists from the Faculty of Spatial Sciences (FACES) carried out a field visit to the Copán Archaeological Park (PAC) to…

This teachers’ guidebook helps teachers get the most out of their visit to Copan and the Casa K’inich Childrens Museum.  The book has been completely re-written by author Dr. Dorie Reents-Budet and is available for free at the offices of the Copan Association in Copan, Honduras.  You can also request a copy email at liz_copanmaya@yahoo.com.

Since 2002 the Copan Maya Foundation has provided support for the Casa K’inich Childrens Museum a non governmental children’s museum; the only one of its kind located in close proximity to a Maya ruin. Casa K’inich has collaborated in numerous projects over the years including: 2011-2016 Guaras en Libertad, la Belleza Regresa” included an educational…

The Scarlet Macaw is the National Bird of Honduras and in 2011 an educational program funded by the Copan Maya Foundation was developed to teach adults and children how to protect it in the wild. As of 2018 over 6000 youths have participated in the program.  The program provides handout materials and culminates in an…