Archaeological Sites in Honduras

City/town/settlement in Honduras (5)

Arqueológico El Puente Park

Arqueológico El Puente Park

El Puente, or the Parque Arqueológico El Puente, is a Maya archaeological site in the department of Copán in Honduras. The city of El Puente became a tributary to the nearby city…

City/town/settlement · 500 - 1000 AD
Copán Ruins

Copán Ruins

Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. Copán was a powerful city ruling a…

City/town/settlement · 1500 - 500 BC

Los Naranjos Archaeological Park

Los Naranjos archaeological site is located on the border of Mesoamerica. The site appears to have reached one of its peak periods during the Eden phase, corresponding to the Late…

City/town/settlement · 1500 - 500 BC

Rio Amarillo

A Classic Period Maya city in western Honduras, first settled around 400 BC, located 20 km northwest of the Copan Ruins. The site contains 53 structures organized around squares,…

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD
Sitio Arqueológico Yarumela El Chircal

Sitio Arqueológico Yarumela El Chircal

Yarumela (El Chircal) is a Formative-period archaeological site in Honduras, occupied from 1000 BC to AD 250 by Proto-Lenca peoples. At its peak during the Late Preclassic period,…

City/town/settlement · 1500 - 500 BC

Residence/villa/farmhouse in Honduras (2)

Las Sepulturas

(500–1000 AD) Las Sepulturas was an elite Maya residential compound located 1 km north of Copán's Main Group, connected to the Grand Plaza by a raised stone causeway. The…

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 1500 - 500 BC

Rastrojón

Rastrojón is a Maya archaeological site in western Honduras. It appears to be associated with the major Classical period city of Copán―the capital of a Maya kingdom that existed…

Residence/villa/farmhouse · 500 - 1000 AD

Cave Structures in Honduras (1)

Talgua Caves

Talgua Caves

Talgua Cave, nicknamed "The Cave of the Glowing Skulls," is located in the Olancho Valley near Catacamas in northeastern Honduras. The name comes from calcite deposits on ancient…

Cave Structures · 1500 - 500 BC

Fortress/citadel in Honduras (1)

Tenampua

Tenampua

Tenampúa is an archaeological site belonging to the Lenca culture dating from the Mesoamerican classical period, located in central Honduras in the Comayagua valley. It is known…

Fortress/citadel · 500 - 1000 AD

Necropolis/tombs complex in Honduras (1)

Margarita Tomb

The Margarita Tomb, also known as The Queens tomb, lies buried deep in the center of the Late Classic Acropolis of Copán. It is a multi – leveled tomb with one of the largest…

Necropolis/tombs complex · 1 - 500 AD

Rock relief/carving in Honduras (1)

Los Sapos Archeologico

A sacred Maya archaeological site near Copán in western Honduras, featuring stone sculptures and carved figures. Part of the greater Copán valley, one of the most important Maya…

Rock relief/carving · 500 - 1000 AD

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