Archaeological Sites in Honduras

City/town/settlement in Honduras (5)

Arqueológico El Puente Park

Arqueológico El Puente Park

El Puente Archaeological Park is a Maya archaeological site in the department of Copán, Honduras. Initially an independent Maya city, it later became a tributary to the nearby…

City/town/settlement · 500 - 1000 AD
Los Naranjos Archaeological Park

Los Naranjos Archaeological Park

A pre-Columbian archaeological site on the northwest shore of Lake Yojoa in Honduras, first occupied around 1300 BC and featuring some of the tallest monumental platforms in…

City/town/settlement · 500 BC - 1 AD

Rastrojón

Rastrojon is a Maya archaeological site in western Honduras, situated on a rocky outcrop approximately 2 km from the major Classical period city of Copan. Excavations indicate…

City/town/settlement · 500 - 1000 AD
Rio Amarillo

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

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 a Lenca culture archaeological site and fortress located in the Comayagua valley of central Honduras, dating to 250–500 AD. The 21-hectare complex features multiple…

Fortress/citadel · 1 - 500 AD

Necropolis/tombs complex in Honduras (1)

Margarita Tomb

Margarita Tomb

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

Necropolis/tombs complex · 1 - 500 AD

Residence/villa/farmhouse in Honduras (1)

Las Sepulturas

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 · 500 - 1000 AD

Sacred site 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…

Sacred site · 3000 - 1500 BC

Temple complex in Honduras (1)

Copán Ruins

Copán Ruins

Copan is a major Maya archaeological site in western Honduras near the Guatemalan border, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. A dynasty of 16 kings ruled from…

Temple complex · 500 - 1000 AD

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