Copan Ruinas is a little village right on the Guatemalan border that´s main attraction are the nearby ruins. The ruins are not as impressive as Tikal, but there are far more stone carivg here, so I think comparison with Tikal is unfair.
The ruins are about 1km from the town, so we walked out there and had a look around. The carvings are truly amazing, especially as they have survived the weather for all these centuries.
The village is great too, a less busy and much smaller version of Antigua. The people here are friendly, the food is cheap and tasty, and we found the best coffee of the trip (quite a find, as even though Coffee is grown all around the region, making a decent cuppa seems to be a challenge).
We are heading to Peru now, so please keep reading to find out more... Farewell to Central America such an interesting place!
