Between the two research projects that I am interning on here in Honduras, I get to take a week of vacation. So I decided to go to Copán Ruinas for a few days. I took a bus to San Pedro Sula and then another to Copán. It is about an eight hour trip, but as the bus left at 5:45 am, I got to Copán in the early afternoon.
Not wanting to waste any time, I found something to do as soon as I checked into my hotel. I went on a trail ride up into the mountains above Copán to a Maya village in the hills. This village has its own dialect and a special elementary school that teaches in their language. The kids I spoke with knew at least some Spanish as well.
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| My (very) small horse. Her name is Princessa and don't be fooled by her size--she is more than up for the job of carrying a tall gringa up the mountain. |
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| The Copán Ruins can be seen in the very center of this picture, across the river. |
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| An artisan weaving room. The women of this village weave cloth to sell to fund the village school. |
I am staying in a very nice little hotel here on the edge of town called "Casa de Café." It has a wonderful little garden and they make a great breakfast. It is nice and quite most of the time because of its distance from the city center. The exception appears to be when there is a national fútbol game on, but that's another story.
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| The view from the garden along with the end of almost every street in Copán. |
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| Casa de Café. |
Copán is a beautiful city and I haven't gotten to explore all of it yet. There is plenty to keep one busy for quite a few days! I plan to go to a couple of famous Maya ruins as well as a bird sanctuary while I'm here, plus take a little time to relax and enjoy having a regular sleep cycle with no work to do!
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